John Lucas III vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Lucas III 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

Rookie of The Year John Lucas III 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 4.7 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) 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.