Gar Heard vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Gar Heard 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.