Rick Barry vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Earl Monroe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Earl Monroe 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Earl Monroe 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Earl Monroe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.