Earl Monroe vs. Rod Strickland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Strickland 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.

Rod Strickland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Rod Strickland 17

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Rod Strickland 11

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Rod Strickland 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Rod Strickland 1

Assists Leader Earl Monroe 0 Rod Strickland 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Rod Strickland 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Rod Strickland 3.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Rod Strickland 7.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Rod Strickland 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Rod Strickland 14,463

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Rod Strickland 4,084

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Rod Strickland 7,987

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Rod Strickland 1,616

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Rod Strickland 215

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Rod Strickland 1,094

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Rod Strickland .454

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Rod Strickland .282

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Rod Strickland .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Rod Strickland 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Rod Strickland 4.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Rod Strickland 7.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Rod Strickland 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Rod Strickland 699

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Rod Strickland 207

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Rod Strickland 390

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Rod Strickland 56

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Rod Strickland 11

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Rod Strickland 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Rod Strickland .446

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Rod Strickland .286

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Rod Strickland .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Rod Strickland 1.0 (1992)

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.