Earl Monroe vs. Payton Pritchard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Payton Pritchard 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Payton Pritchard 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Payton Pritchard 6

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Payton Pritchard 5

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Payton Pritchard 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Payton Pritchard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Payton Pritchard 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Payton Pritchard 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Payton Pritchard 2.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Payton Pritchard 2.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Payton Pritchard 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Payton Pritchard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Payton Pritchard 3,382

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Payton Pritchard 1,007

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Payton Pritchard 953

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Payton Pritchard 196

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Payton Pritchard 36

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Payton Pritchard 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Payton Pritchard .453

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Payton Pritchard .395

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Payton Pritchard .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Payton Pritchard 16.4 (2026)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Payton Pritchard 3.9 (2026)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Payton Pritchard 5.0 (2026)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Payton Pritchard 0.9 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Payton Pritchard 0.2 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Payton Pritchard 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Payton Pritchard 1.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Payton Pritchard 1.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Payton Pritchard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Payton Pritchard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Payton Pritchard 416

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Payton Pritchard 123

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Payton Pritchard 118

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Payton Pritchard 19

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Payton Pritchard 2

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Payton Pritchard 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Payton Pritchard .435

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Payton Pritchard .370

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Payton Pritchard .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Payton Pritchard 11.9 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Payton Pritchard 2.3 (2025)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Payton Pritchard 2.4 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Payton Pritchard 0.5 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Payton Pritchard 0.1 (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.