Mel Bennett vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Mel Bennett 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

Mel Bennett

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Bennett: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Bennett 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Mel Bennett 4 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Mel Bennett 0 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Mel Bennett 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Bennett 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Bennett 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Bennett 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 3.9 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 0.8 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett 498 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett 426 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Mel Bennett 107 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Mel Bennett 52 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett 51 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 129 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett .346 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett .000 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett .608 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 4.7 (1977) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.5 (1977) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 1.0 (1977) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.6 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.5 (1977) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 0 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett - * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - 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.