Grant Long vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Grant Long 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

Grant Long

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Grant Long 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Long 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Grant Long 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Grant Long 59 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Grant Long 41 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Grant Long 42 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) 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.