Lew Hitch vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Lew Hitch 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

Lew Hitch

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lew Hitch 2 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Lew Hitch 6 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Lew Hitch 5 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Lew Hitch 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Lew Hitch 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Lew Hitch 0 * Earl Monroe 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 5.0 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 5.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.2 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 2,075 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 2,183 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Lew Hitch 499 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Lew Hitch 414 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .376 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .674 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 3.9 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 4.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 0.9 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 145 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 167 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Lew Hitch 32 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Lew Hitch 37 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .360 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .585 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - 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. 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.