Earl Monroe vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Earl Monroe 0 * Larry Steele 1 *

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Larry Steele 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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.