Thurl Bailey vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (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.