Earl Monroe vs. John Wetzel Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 John Wetzel 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.