Joe Fulks vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Earl Monroe 1

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Joe Fulks 0 * Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.