Earl Monroe vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Louie Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Louie Nelson -

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.