Maurice Lucas vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

Maurice Lucas

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Lucas: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Lucas 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Maurice Lucas 12 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Maurice Lucas 9 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Maurice Lucas 4 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Maurice Lucas 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Lucas 1 Earl Monroe 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Maurice Lucas 1 Earl Monroe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Lucas 2 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Maurice Lucas 0 Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 14.4 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 8.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 2.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.7 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.6 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Lucas 12,339 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Maurice Lucas 7,520 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Maurice Lucas 1,987 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Maurice Lucas 639 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Maurice Lucas 538 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Maurice Lucas 855 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Lucas .473 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Maurice Lucas .111 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Lucas .763 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 20.4 (1979) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 11.4 (1977) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 3.3 (1980) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.1 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1979) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 14.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 8.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 2.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 0.6 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Lucas 1,159 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Maurice Lucas 690 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Maurice Lucas 225 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Maurice Lucas 71 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Maurice Lucas 46 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Maurice Lucas 82 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Lucas .484 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Maurice Lucas .000 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Lucas .744 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Lucas 21.2 (1977) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Lucas 12.5 (1978) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Maurice Lucas 6.0 (1979) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.5 (1983) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1977) 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.