Earl Monroe vs. Calvin Natt Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Calvin Natt and Earl Monroe, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Earl Monroe played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Calvin Natt, who played 11. Earl Monroe had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Calvin Natt had his rookie season in 1979-80. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Earl Monroe	13	8	1967-68 to 1979-80
Calvin Natt	11	7	1979-80 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1967-68	1979-80
Team	Baltimore Bullets	New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	82	36.7	24.3	-	-	5.7	4.3	-	-	-	3.4	9.0	20.0	.453	-	-	-	6.2	7.9	.781
Calvin Natt	78	36.6	19.9	3.1	5.8	8.9	2.2	1.3	0.4	2.5	2.6	8.0	16.6	.479	0.0	0.1	.333	3.9	5.4	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Calvin Natt	3	41.7	16.0	3.0	5.0	8.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	3.3	2.3	7.0	16.0	.438	0.0	0.7	.000	2.0	3.3	.600


Season 2
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1968-69	1980-81
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Div Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	80	38.4	25.8	-	-	3.5	4.9	-	-	-	3.3	10.1	23.0	.440	-	-	-	5.6	7.3	.768
Calvin Natt	74	28.5	13.4	2.0	3.8	5.8	2.1	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.5	5.3	10.7	.497	0.1	0.1	.500	2.7	3.8	.707

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	4	42.8	28.3	-	-	5.3	4.0	-	-	-	2.5	11.0	28.5	.386	-	-	-	6.3	7.8	.806
Calvin Natt	3	31.7	10.7	2.0	4.7	6.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.3	1.3	4.7	10.3	.452	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.7	.500


Season 3
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1969-70	1981-82
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	82	37.2	23.4	-	-	3.1	4.9	-	-	-	3.1	8.5	19.0	.446	-	-	-	6.5	7.8	.830
Calvin Natt	75	34.7	17.7	2.6	5.6	8.2	2.0	0.8	0.5	1.9	2.3	6.9	11.9	.576	0.0	0.1	.250	3.9	5.2	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	7	42.7	28.0	-	-	3.3	4.0	-	-	-	3.3	10.6	22.0	.481	-	-	-	6.9	8.6	.800
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1970-71	1982-83
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	81	35.1	21.4	-	-	2.6	4.4	-	-	-	2.7	8.2	18.5	.442	-	-	-	5.0	6.2	.802
Calvin Natt	80	36.0	20.4	2.7	4.8	7.5	2.1	0.8	0.4	2.5	2.3	8.1	14.8	.543	0.0	0.3	.150	4.2	5.4	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	18	37.3	22.1	-	-	3.6	4.1	-	-	-	3.1	8.1	19.8	.407	-	-	-	5.9	7.5	.793
Calvin Natt	7	39.1	18.9	3.1	6.0	9.1	1.6	1.1	0.1	1.3	2.0	7.1	14.6	.490	0.1	0.3	.500	4.4	6.9	.646


Season 5
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1971-72	1983-84
Team	Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	63	21.2	11.9	-	-	1.6	2.3	-	-	-	2.2	4.6	10.5	.434	-	-	-	2.8	3.6	.781
Calvin Natt	79	33.4	16.2	2.1	3.9	6.0	2.3	0.9	0.3	2.1	2.8	6.3	10.8	.583	0.0	0.2	.118	3.5	4.4	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	16	26.8	12.3	-	-	2.8	2.9	-	-	-	2.6	4.8	11.6	.411	-	-	-	2.8	3.6	.789
Calvin Natt	5	39.0	19.8	2.2	5.4	7.6	1.8	1.2	0.2	2.0	2.0	7.4	14.4	.514	0.0	0.6	.000	5.0	7.2	.694


Season 6
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1972-73	1984-85
Team	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	75	31.6	15.5	-	-	3.3	3.8	-	-	-	2.6	6.6	13.5	.488	-	-	-	2.3	2.8	.822
Calvin Natt	78	34.1	23.3	2.7	5.1	7.8	3.1	1.0	0.4	2.4	2.3	8.8	16.1	.546	0.0	0.0	.000	5.7	7.2	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	16	31.5	16.1	-	-	3.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.4	6.9	13.2	.526	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.750
Calvin Natt	15	33.9	22.3	2.1	4.5	6.6	3.8	0.5	0.3	2.1	2.3	8.7	15.9	.550	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	5.9	.809


Season 7
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1973-74	1985-86
Team	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	41	29.1	14.0	0.5	2.4	3.0	2.7	0.8	0.5	-	2.4	5.9	12.5	.468	-	-	-	2.3	2.8	.823
Calvin Natt	69	29.1	17.7	1.8	4.5	6.3	2.4	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.1	6.8	13.5	.504	0.0	0.1	.333	4.0	5.0	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	12	33.9	17.4	0.7	3.3	4.0	2.1	0.7	0.8	-	2.2	6.8	13.8	.491	-	-	-	3.9	4.6	.855
Calvin Natt	10	29.3	17.9	1.7	6.2	7.9	2.8	0.2	0.3	2.2	2.5	6.6	14.2	.465	0.1	0.2	.500	4.6	5.9	.780


Season 8
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1974-75	1986-87
Team	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	78	36.1	20.9	0.7	3.5	4.2	3.5	1.4	0.4	-	2.6	8.6	18.7	.457	-	-	-	3.8	4.6	.827
Calvin Natt	1	20.0	10.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	10.0	.400	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.0	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	3	29.7	14.0	0.3	2.7	3.0	2.0	1.3	0.7	-	2.0	4.0	15.0	.267	-	-	-	6.0	7.3	.818
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1975-76	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	76	38.0	20.7	0.6	3.0	3.6	4.0	1.5	0.3	-	2.8	8.5	17.8	.478	-	-	-	3.7	4.7	.787
Calvin Natt	27	19.7	9.6	1.3	2.3	3.6	1.7	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.6	3.8	7.7	.490	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.7	.740

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1976-77	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	77	34.5	19.9	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.8	1.2	0.3	-	2.6	8.0	15.4	.517	-	-	-	4.0	4.8	.839
Calvin Natt	24	14.7	6.3	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.8	0.3	0.1	1.3	1.3	2.0	4.8	.405	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.3	.722

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1977-78	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	76	31.2	17.8	0.6	1.8	2.4	4.8	0.8	0.3	2.4	2.5	7.3	14.8	.495	-	-	-	3.2	3.8	.832
Calvin Natt	14	11.7	4.1	0.7	1.8	2.5	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.2	.645	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	6	24.2	9.8	0.2	0.7	0.8	2.8	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	4.0	10.3	.387	-	-	-	1.8	3.0	.611
Calvin Natt	2	7.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 12
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1978-79	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	64	21.8	12.3	0.4	0.8	1.2	3.0	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.9	5.1	10.9	.471	-	-	-	2.0	2.4	.838
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Earl Monroe	Calvin Natt
Season	1979-80	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	51	12.4	7.4	0.3	0.4	0.7	1.3	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.9	3.2	6.9	.457	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.3	.875
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Monroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Calvin Natt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Earl Monroe vs. Calvin Natt Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Calvin Natt and Earl Monroe, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13