Tom Burleson vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Burleson 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.