Earl Monroe vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Richie Niemiera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Richie Niemiera 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Richie Niemiera 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.