Earl Monroe vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Thompson 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 Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Paul Thompson 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Paul Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Paul Thompson 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Paul Thompson 79

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Paul Thompson 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985)

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.