Earl Monroe vs. Lance Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lance 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.

Lance Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Lance Thomas: 2011-12 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Lance Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Lance Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Lance Thomas 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Lance Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Lance Thomas 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Lance Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Lance Thomas 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Lance Thomas 2.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Lance Thomas 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Lance Thomas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Lance Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Lance Thomas 2,050

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Lance Thomas 1,021

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Lance Thomas 266

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Lance Thomas 148

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Lance Thomas 55

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Lance Thomas 399

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Lance Thomas .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lance Thomas .381

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Lance Thomas .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Lance Thomas 8.2 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Lance Thomas 3.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Lance Thomas 1.1 (2015)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Lance Thomas 0.6 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Lance Thomas 0.2 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Lance Thomas 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lance Thomas 1.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lance Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Lance Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Lance Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Lance Thomas 4

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Lance Thomas 3

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Lance Thomas 0

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Lance Thomas 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Lance Thomas 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Lance Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Lance Thomas .200

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Lance Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Lance Thomas 1.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Lance Thomas 1.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Lance Thomas 0.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Lance Thomas 0.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Lance Thomas 0.3 (2020)

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.