Gradey Dick vs. Earl Monroe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Monroe and Gradey Dick, 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.

Gradey Dick played 3 years in the NBA, 10 less than Earl Monroe, who played 13. Gradey Dick had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Earl Monroe had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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 achievements, 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
Gradey Dick 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Earl Monroe 13 8 1967-68 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gradey Dick Earl Monroe
Season 2023-241967-68
Team Toronto RaptorsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 60 21.1 8.5 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.2 7.4 .425 1.5 4.0 .365 0.7 0.9 .863
difference:+22+15.6+15.8+3.5+3.2-1.9+5.8+12.6+.028+5.5+7.0+.082
Earl Monroe 82 36.7 24.3 - - 5.7 4.3 - - - 3.4 9.0 20.0 .453 - - - 6.2 7.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gradey Dick nor Earl Monroe played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Gradey Dick Earl Monroe
Season 2024-251968-69
Team Toronto RaptorsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Div Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 54 29.4 14.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.2 4.9 12.0 .410 2.1 6.0 .350 2.5 2.9 .858
difference:+26+9.0+11.4+0.1+3.1-1.1+5.2+11.0+.030+3.1+4.4+.090
Earl Monroe 80 38.4 25.8 - - 3.5 4.9 - - - 3.3 10.1 23.0 .440 - - - 5.6 7.3 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick DNP------ --- ----------
Earl Monroe 4 42.8 28.3 - - 5.3 4.0 - - - 2.5 11.0 28.5 .386 - - - 6.3 7.8 .806

Season 3

Gradey Dick Earl Monroe
Season 2025-261969-70
Team Toronto RaptorsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Div Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 14 16.7 7.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.4 5.6 .430 1.2 3.4 .362 1.6 2.0 .821
difference:+68+20.5+15.7+0.9+4.3-2.2+6.1+13.4+.016+4.9+5.8+.009
Earl Monroe 82 37.2 23.4 - - 3.1 4.9 - - - 3.1 8.5 19.0 .446 - - - 6.5 7.8 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick DNP------ --- ----------
Earl Monroe 7 42.7 28.0 - - 3.3 4.0 - - - 3.3 10.6 22.0 .481 - - - 6.9 8.6 .800

Additional Years

* Earl Monroe played 10 seasons more than Gradey Dick in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 13, from 1971 to 1980—Earl Monroe played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Gradey Dick, Earl Monroe got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Star Game