Linton Johnson vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Linton Johnson 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

Linton Johnson

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linton Johnson: 2003-04 to 2008-09
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linton Johnson 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Linton Johnson 6 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Linton Johnson 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Linton Johnson 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Linton Johnson 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linton Johnson 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Linton Johnson 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 3.9 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 3.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.6 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Johnson 582 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Linton Johnson 493 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Linton Johnson 65 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Linton Johnson 84 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Linton Johnson 63 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Linton Johnson 151 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Johnson .416 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Linton Johnson .305 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Linton Johnson .699 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 4.3 (2006) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 4.5 (2004) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.7 (2004) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.9 (2004) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.8 (2004) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Johnson 4 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Linton Johnson 4 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Linton Johnson 1 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Linton Johnson 0 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Linton Johnson 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Linton Johnson 3 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Johnson .500 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Linton Johnson - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Linton Johnson 1.000 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.3 (2009) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009) 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.