Earl Monroe vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thaddeus Young 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.

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Thaddeus Young 10

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Thaddeus Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Thaddeus Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Thaddeus Young 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Thaddeus Young .468

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Thaddeus Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Thaddeus Young 0.9 (2018)

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.