Rich Kelley vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Rich Kelley 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

Rich Kelley

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Kelley: 1975-76 to 1985-86
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Kelley 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rich Kelley 11 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rich Kelley 6 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rich Kelley 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rich Kelley 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Kelley 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Rich Kelley 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 7.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 7.0 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 2.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Kelley 6,199 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rich Kelley 5,678 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rich Kelley 2,092 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rich Kelley 694 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rich Kelley 749 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rich Kelley 814 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Kelley .488 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rich Kelley .000 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rich Kelley .783 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 15.7 (1979) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 12.8 (1979) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 3.6 (1982) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 1.6 (1979) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 2.1 (1979) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 5.8 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 5.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 2.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Kelley 259 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rich Kelley 246 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rich Kelley 105 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rich Kelley 39 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rich Kelley 24 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rich Kelley 45 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Kelley .467 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rich Kelley .000 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rich Kelley .798 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 9.7 (1982) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 6.9 (1982) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 4.3 (1982) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 1.1 (1980) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 (1980) 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.