Earl Monroe vs. Paul Watson Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Paul Watson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Paul Watson 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Paul Watson 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Paul Watson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Paul Watson 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Paul Watson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Paul Watson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Paul Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Paul Watson 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Paul Watson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Paul Watson 173

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Paul Watson 89

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Paul Watson 33

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Paul Watson 13

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Paul Watson 7

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Paul Watson 4.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Paul Watson 3.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Paul Watson 0.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Paul Watson 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Paul Watson 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Paul Watson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Watson 0.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Watson 0.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Paul Watson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Paul Watson 2

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Paul Watson 0

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Paul Watson 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Paul Watson 1

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Paul Watson 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Paul Watson .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Watson -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Paul Watson 1.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

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.