James Donaldson vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year James Donaldson 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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.