Ronnie Lester vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Ronnie Lester 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

Ronnie Lester

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ronnie Lester 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Ronnie Lester 6 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Ronnie Lester 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Ronnie Lester 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ronnie Lester 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Ronnie Lester 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 7.3 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.9 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 4.0 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.7 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 1,816 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 473 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 1,003 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 187 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 32 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Ronnie Lester 250 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .469 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .227 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .788 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.7 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.9 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 38 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 14 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 13 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 2 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Ronnie Lester 14 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .394 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .750 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985) 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.