Earl Monroe vs. Otis Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis 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.

Otis Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Otis Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Otis Smith 6

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Otis Smith 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Otis Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Otis Smith 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Otis Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Otis Smith 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Otis Smith 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Otis Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Otis Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Otis Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Otis Smith 3,951

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Otis Smith 1,416

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Otis Smith 690

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Otis Smith 377

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Otis Smith 188

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Otis Smith 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Otis Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Otis Smith .251

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Otis Smith .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Otis Smith 13.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Otis Smith 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Otis Smith 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Otis Smith 1.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Otis Smith 0.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Otis Smith 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Otis Smith 2.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Otis Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Otis Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Otis Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Otis Smith 29

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Otis Smith 18

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Otis Smith 10

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Otis Smith 2

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Otis Smith 3

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Otis Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Otis Smith .367

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Otis Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Otis Smith .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Otis Smith 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Otis Smith 3.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Otis Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Otis Smith 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Otis Smith 0.7 (1987)

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.