Rick Brunson vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.