Earl Monroe vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Rich Rinaldi - *

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.