Earl Monroe vs. Nick Vanos Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Vanos 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.

Nick Vanos

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Nick Vanos: 1985-86 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Nick Vanos 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Nick Vanos 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Nick Vanos 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Nick Vanos 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Nick Vanos 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Nick Vanos 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Nick Vanos 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Nick Vanos 3.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Nick Vanos 0.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Nick Vanos 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Nick Vanos 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Nick Vanos 222

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Nick Vanos 240

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Nick Vanos 59

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Nick Vanos 21

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Nick Vanos 28

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Nick Vanos 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Nick Vanos .383

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Nick Vanos .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Nick Vanos .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Nick Vanos 4.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Nick Vanos 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Nick Vanos 1.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Nick Vanos 0.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Nick Vanos 0.5 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Nick Vanos -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Nick Vanos -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Nick Vanos -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Nick Vanos -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Nick Vanos -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Nick Vanos -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Nick Vanos 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Nick Vanos -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Nick Vanos -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Nick Vanos -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Nick Vanos -

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.