Rusty LaRue vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Rusty LaRue 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

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rusty LaRue 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Rusty LaRue 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 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.