Earl Monroe vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Monroe 0 * Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 0 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Earl Monroe 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Earl Monroe 0 * Slick Watts 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Slick Watts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Slick Watts 111

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Slick Watts 7

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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.