Julius Erving vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Earl Monroe 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Julius Erving 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) 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.