Vern Gardner vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Vern Gardner 0 * Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.