Earl Monroe vs. Terrence Ross Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terrence Ross 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

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 Terrence Ross, who played 11. Earl Monroe had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Terrence Ross had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Terrence Ross 11 6 2012-13 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1967-682012-13
Team Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 36.7 24.3 - - 5.7 4.3 - - - 3.4 9.0 20.0 .453 - - - 6.2 7.9 .781
Terrence Ross 73 17.0 6.4 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.7 2.5 6.3 .407 0.9 2.7 .332 0.4 0.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1968-692013-14
Team Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisRaptors 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 80 38.4 25.8 - - 3.5 4.9 - - - 3.3 10.1 23.0 .440 - - - 5.6 7.3 .768
Terrence Ross 81 26.7 10.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.3 3.9 9.3 .423 2.0 5.0 .395 1.0 1.2 .837
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
Terrence Ross 7 22.6 5.0 0.1 1.9 2.0 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.1 2.7 2.0 6.7 .298 0.6 3.4 .167 0.4 0.7 .600

Season 3

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1969-702014-15
Team Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisRaptors 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 82 37.2 23.4 - - 3.1 4.9 - - - 3.1 8.5 19.0 .446 - - - 6.5 7.8 .830
Terrence Ross 82 25.5 9.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.7 3.8 9.2 .410 1.8 4.8 .372 0.5 0.7 .786
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
Terrence Ross 4 26.8 7.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.5 2.5 2.8 7.3 .379 1.5 4.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1970-712015-16
Team Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsRaptors Lost East 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 81 35.1 21.4 - - 2.6 4.4 - - - 2.7 8.2 18.5 .442 - - - 5.0 6.2 .802
Terrence Ross 73 23.9 9.9 0.3 2.2 2.5 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.6 3.7 8.6 .431 1.8 4.6 .386 0.7 0.8 .790
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
Terrence Ross 20 16.8 6.3 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.4 2.3 6.0 .387 1.1 3.2 .328 0.7 1.0 .650

Season 5

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1971-722016-17
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksToronto Raptors, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 63 21.2 11.9 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 2.2 4.6 10.5 .434 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Terrence Ross 78 25.1 11.0 0.2 2.4 2.6 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.8 4.2 9.6 .437 1.8 5.0 .363 0.8 1.0 .831
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
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1972-732017-18
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 75 31.6 15.5 - - 3.3 3.8 - - - 2.6 6.6 13.5 .488 - - - 2.3 2.8 .822
Terrence Ross 24 25.0 8.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.6 1.1 0.5 1.2 1.9 3.2 8.0 .398 1.3 3.9 .323 1.1 1.5 .750
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
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1973-742018-19
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsMagic 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 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
Terrence Ross 81 26.5 15.1 0.3 3.1 3.5 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 5.4 12.7 .428 2.7 7.0 .383 1.6 1.8 .875
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
Terrence Ross 5 29.2 13.2 0.2 3.4 3.6 1.4 1.2 0.4 2.0 2.0 4.0 10.8 .370 2.4 7.0 .343 2.8 3.4 .824

Season 8

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1974-752019-20
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic 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 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
Terrence Ross 69 27.4 14.7 0.2 3.0 3.2 1.2 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.6 4.9 12.3 .403 2.6 7.3 .351 2.3 2.7 .853
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
Terrence Ross 5 27.0 16.4 0.2 4.2 4.4 1.0 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.8 6.0 12.8 .469 2.0 6.0 .333 2.4 2.8 .857

Season 9

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1975-762020-21
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Terrence Ross 46 29.3 15.6 0.3 3.1 3.4 2.3 1.0 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.5 13.4 .412 1.9 5.7 .337 2.6 3.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1976-772021-22
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Terrence Ross 63 23.0 10.0 0.3 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.1 3.5 8.8 .397 1.2 4.2 .292 1.8 2.1 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Monroe ------- --- ----------
Terrence Ross ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Earl Monroe Terrence Ross
Season 1977-782022-23
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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 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
Terrence Ross 63 21.1 8.3 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.5 3.2 7.4 .430 1.5 4.1 .368 0.4 0.5 .794
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
Terrence Ross 6 11.5 3.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.3 4.5 .296 1.0 3.7 .273 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

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

Season 13

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