Earl Monroe vs. Tom Tolbert Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Tolbert 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.

Tom Tolbert

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Tom Tolbert: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Tom Tolbert 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Tom Tolbert 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Tom Tolbert 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Tom Tolbert 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Tom Tolbert 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Tom Tolbert 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Tom Tolbert 4.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Tom Tolbert 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Tom Tolbert 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Tom Tolbert 2,030

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Tom Tolbert 1,251

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Tom Tolbert 285

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Tom Tolbert 116

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Tom Tolbert 109

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Tom Tolbert 312

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Tom Tolbert .460

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Tom Tolbert .296

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Tom Tolbert .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Tom Tolbert 8.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Tom Tolbert 5.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Tom Tolbert 1.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Tom Tolbert 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Tom Tolbert 2.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Tom Tolbert 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Tom Tolbert 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Tom Tolbert 32

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Tom Tolbert 18

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Tom Tolbert 8

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Tom Tolbert 3

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Tom Tolbert 4

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Tom Tolbert 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Tom Tolbert .424

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Tom Tolbert .333

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Tom Tolbert .273

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Tom Tolbert 3.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Tom Tolbert 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Tom Tolbert 0.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Tom Tolbert 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Tom Tolbert 0.4 (1991)

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.