Earl Monroe vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

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.