Earl Monroe vs. Kenny Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Payne 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.

Kenny Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Kenny Payne 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Kenny Payne 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Kenny Payne 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Kenny Payne 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Kenny Payne 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Kenny Payne 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Kenny Payne 1.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Kenny Payne 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Kenny Payne 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Kenny Payne 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Kenny Payne 508

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Kenny Payne 170

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Kenny Payne 61

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Kenny Payne 38

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Kenny Payne 22

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Kenny Payne 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Kenny Payne .410

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Kenny Payne .293

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Kenny Payne .859

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Kenny Payne 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Kenny Payne 0.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Kenny Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Kenny Payne 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Kenny Payne 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Kenny Payne 6

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Kenny Payne 2

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Kenny Payne 0

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Kenny Payne 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Kenny Payne 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Kenny Payne 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Kenny Payne .400

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Kenny Payne .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Kenny Payne 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

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.