Earl Monroe vs. Joe Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Young and Earl Monroe that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Monroe

vs.

Joe Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Joe Young: 2015-16 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Joe Young 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Joe Young 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Joe Young 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Joe Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Joe Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Joe Young 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Joe Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Joe Young 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Joe Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Joe Young 0.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Joe Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Joe Young 429

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Joe Young 130

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Joe Young 119

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Joe Young 33

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Joe Young 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Joe Young 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Joe Young .393

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Joe Young .296

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Joe Young .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Joe Young 3.9 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Joe Young 1.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Joe Young 1.6 (2016)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Joe Young 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Joe Young 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Joe Young 0.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Joe Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Joe Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Joe Young 9

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Joe Young 1

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Joe Young 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Joe Young 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Joe Young 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Joe Young 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Joe Young .375

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Joe Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Joe Young 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Joe Young 2.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.