Earl Monroe vs. Lindy Waters III Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lindy Waters III 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.

Lindy Waters III

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Lindy Waters III: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Lindy Waters III 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Lindy Waters III 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Lindy Waters III 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Lindy Waters III 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Lindy Waters III 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Lindy Waters III 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Lindy Waters III 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Lindy Waters III 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Lindy Waters III 1.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Lindy Waters III 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Lindy Waters III 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Lindy Waters III 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Lindy Waters III 550

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Lindy Waters III 188

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Lindy Waters III 76

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Lindy Waters III 38

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Lindy Waters III 26

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Lindy Waters III 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Lindy Waters III .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lindy Waters III .377

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Lindy Waters III .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Lindy Waters III 8.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Lindy Waters III 2.9 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Lindy Waters III 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Lindy Waters III 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Lindy Waters III 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Lindy Waters III 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lindy Waters III 0.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lindy Waters III 0.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Lindy Waters III 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Lindy Waters III 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Lindy Waters III 0

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Lindy Waters III 1

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Lindy Waters III 0

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Lindy Waters III 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Lindy Waters III 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Lindy Waters III 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Lindy Waters III .000

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lindy Waters III .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Lindy Waters III -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Lindy Waters III 0.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Lindy Waters III 0.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Lindy Waters III 0.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Lindy Waters III 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Lindy Waters III 0.0 (2024)

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.