Earl Monroe vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Mike Novak 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Mike Novak 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.