Earl Monroe vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Russ Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Russ Smith 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Russ Smith 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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.