Stephen Curry vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Earl Monroe 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Earl Monroe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Earl Monroe 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Earl Monroe 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Earl Monroe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Stephen Curry 0 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.