Earl Monroe vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson 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.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 John Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 John Paxson 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 John Paxson 906

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * John Paxson 517

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * John Paxson 44

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 John Paxson 109

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 John Paxson 306

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * John Paxson 65

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * John Paxson 3

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * John Paxson 0.1 (1988)

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.