John Battle vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals John Battle 273 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists John Battle 80 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals John Battle 13 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.