Wes Matthews vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Wes Matthews 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Wes Matthews 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) 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.