Earl Monroe vs. Wayne Sappleton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Sappleton 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.

Wayne Sappleton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Wayne Sappleton: 1984-85 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Wayne Sappleton 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Wayne Sappleton 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Wayne Sappleton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Wayne Sappleton 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Wayne Sappleton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Wayne Sappleton 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Wayne Sappleton 2.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Wayne Sappleton 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Wayne Sappleton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Wayne Sappleton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Wayne Sappleton 96

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Wayne Sappleton 75

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Wayne Sappleton 7

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Wayne Sappleton 7

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Wayne Sappleton 4

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Wayne Sappleton 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Wayne Sappleton .471

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Wayne Sappleton -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Wayne Sappleton .412

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Wayne Sappleton 2.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Wayne Sappleton 2.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Wayne Sappleton 0.1 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Wayne Sappleton -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Wayne Sappleton -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Wayne Sappleton -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Wayne Sappleton -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Wayne Sappleton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Wayne Sappleton -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Wayne Sappleton -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Wayne Sappleton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Wayne Sappleton -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Wayne Sappleton -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Wayne Sappleton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Wayne Sappleton -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Wayne Sappleton -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Wayne Sappleton -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Wayne Sappleton -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Wayne Sappleton -

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.