Earl Monroe vs. Michael Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Smith 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.

Michael Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Michael Smith: 1994-95 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Michael Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Michael Smith 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Michael Smith 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Michael Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Michael Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Michael Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Michael Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Michael Smith 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Michael Smith 7.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Michael Smith 1.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Michael Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Michael Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Michael Smith 2,527

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Michael Smith 3,193

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Michael Smith 661

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Michael Smith 361

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Michael Smith 248

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Michael Smith 449

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Michael Smith .538

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Michael Smith .143

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Michael Smith .529

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Michael Smith 6.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Michael Smith 9.5 (1997)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Michael Smith 2.4 (1997)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Michael Smith 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Michael Smith 0.7 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Michael Smith 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Michael Smith 5.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Michael Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Michael Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Michael Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Michael Smith 19

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Michael Smith 22

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Michael Smith 8

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Michael Smith 1

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Michael Smith 2

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Michael Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Michael Smith .583

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Michael Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Michael Smith .455

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Michael Smith 4.8 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Michael Smith 5.5 (1996)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Michael Smith 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Michael Smith 0.3 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Michael Smith 0.5 (1996)

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.