Rick Carlisle vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

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

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.