Earl Monroe vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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 Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Wayne Yates 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.