Leon Benbow vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Leon Benbow 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

Leon Benbow

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Leon Benbow: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leon Benbow 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Leon Benbow 2 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Leon Benbow 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Leon Benbow 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Leon Benbow 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Leon Benbow 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 5.5 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 1.9 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.6 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 628 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 214 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Leon Benbow 183 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Leon Benbow 73 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 17 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 115 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .394 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .759 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 7.1 (1976) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 2.3 (1976) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 2.1 (1976) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.8 (1976) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.2 (1975) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 5 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 1 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Leon Benbow 2 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Leon Benbow 0 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 2 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 (1975) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 (1975) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 (1975) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.