Rich Kelley vs. Earl Monroe Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Monroe and Rich Kelley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Rich Kelley played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Earl Monroe, who played 13. Rich Kelley had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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 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 |
Rich Kelley |
11 |
6 |
1975-76 to 1985-86 |
Earl Monroe |
13 |
8 |
1967-68 to 1979-80 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Rich Kelley |
Earl Monroe |
Season |
1975-76 | 1967-68 |
Team |
New Orleans Jazz | Baltimore Bullets |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
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 |
% |
Rich Kelley |
75 |
17.9 |
7.0 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
7.0 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
- |
2.8 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
.485 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.776 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Monroe |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
76 |
19.8 |
6.9 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
- |
3.2 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.792 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Monroe |
4 |
42.8 |
28.3 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
11.0 |
28.5 |
.386 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.806 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
82 |
25.8 |
10.2 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
9.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.505 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.779 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Monroe |
7 |
42.7 |
28.0 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
10.6 |
22.0 |
.481 |
- |
- |
- |
6.9 |
8.6 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
80 |
33.8 |
15.7 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
12.8 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
10.9 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.814 |
Earl Monroe |
81 |
35.1 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
8.2 |
18.5 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.2 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Monroe |
18 |
37.3 |
22.1 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.1 |
19.8 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.5 |
.793 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
80 |
23.0 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.787 |
Earl Monroe |
63 |
21.2 |
11.9 |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.6 |
10.5 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.781 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
8 |
18.3 |
5.9 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.432 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.900 |
Earl Monroe |
16 |
26.8 |
12.3 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.8 |
11.6 |
.411 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.789 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
81 |
20.8 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
.506 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.758 |
Earl Monroe |
75 |
31.6 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.6 |
13.5 |
.488 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.822 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
7 |
16.1 |
4.1 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.643 |
Earl Monroe |
16 |
31.5 |
16.1 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.9 |
13.2 |
.526 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
81 |
23.4 |
7.9 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.749 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
7 |
27.3 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
7.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.700 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
70 |
19.2 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.811 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
75 |
22.3 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.765 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
11 |
18.3 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.862 |
Earl Monroe |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
77 |
16.6 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.750 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
9 |
19.3 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.867 |
Earl Monroe |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
37 |
8.8 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.818 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
3 |
11.7 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.833 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Monroe |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Monroe |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |