Earl Monroe vs. Paul Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Reed 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.

Paul Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Paul Reed: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Paul Reed 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Paul Reed 4

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Paul Reed 4

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Paul Reed 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Paul Reed 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Paul Reed 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Paul Reed 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Paul Reed 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Paul Reed 4.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Paul Reed 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Paul Reed 0.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Paul Reed 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Paul Reed 1,091

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Paul Reed 903

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Paul Reed 164

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Paul Reed 156

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Paul Reed 162

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Paul Reed 215

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Paul Reed .555

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Reed .312

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Paul Reed .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Paul Reed 7.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Paul Reed 6.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Paul Reed 1.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Paul Reed 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Paul Reed 1.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Paul Reed 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Reed 4.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Reed 0.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Paul Reed 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Paul Reed 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Paul Reed 108

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Paul Reed 124

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Paul Reed 18

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Paul Reed 15

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Paul Reed 12

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Paul Reed 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Paul Reed .566

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Reed .667

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Paul Reed .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Paul Reed 4.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Paul Reed 5.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Paul Reed 0.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Paul Reed 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Paul Reed 0.5 (2022)

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.