Earl Monroe vs. Ruben Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Patterson 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.

Ruben Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Ruben Patterson 10

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Ruben Patterson 5

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Ruben Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Ruben Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Ruben Patterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Ruben Patterson 4.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Ruben Patterson 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Ruben Patterson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Ruben Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Ruben Patterson 6,953

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Ruben Patterson 2,697

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Ruben Patterson 1,150

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Ruben Patterson 751

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Ruben Patterson 249

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Ruben Patterson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Ruben Patterson .517

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Ruben Patterson .179

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Ruben Patterson .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Ruben Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Ruben Patterson 2.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Ruben Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Ruben Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Ruben Patterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Ruben Patterson 147

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Ruben Patterson 54

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Ruben Patterson 17

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Ruben Patterson 11

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Ruben Patterson 4

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Ruben Patterson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Ruben Patterson .477

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Ruben Patterson .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Ruben Patterson .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000)

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.