Earl Monroe vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thomas 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 Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 John Thomas 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 John Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 John Thomas 432

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 John Thomas 60

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * John Thomas 69

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * John Thomas 50

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 John Thomas 10

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 John Thomas 2

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * John Thomas 3

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * John Thomas 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * John Thomas 0.1 (2006)

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.