Earl Monroe G

Current Team: N/A

Born: Nov 21, 1944 (79 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-3 (191cm)     Weight: 185 (84kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1967 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 2, Washington Wizards

Pre-Draft Team: Winston-Salem State (Sr)

High School: John Bartram High School [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

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NBA Career

13 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, All-NBA 1st, ROY, 4x All-Star, #15 retired by NYK, #10 retired by WAS

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1967-68 WAS 82 - 36.7 24.28 9.05 19.96 .453 - - - 6.18 7.91 .781 - - 5.67 4.26 - - - 3.44
1968-69 ☆ WAS 80 - 38.4 25.81 10.11 22.96 .440 - - - 5.59 7.28 .768 - - 3.50 4.90 - - - 3.26
1969-70 WAS 82 - 37.2 23.44 8.48 18.99 .446 - - - 6.49 7.82 .830 - - 3.13 4.90 - - - 3.15
1970-71 ☆ WAS 81 - 35.1 21.38 8.19 18.53 .442 - - - 5.01 6.25 .802 - - 2.63 4.37 - - - 2.72
1971-72 * All Teams 63 - 21.2 11.89 4.56 10.51 .434 - - - 2.78 3.56 .781 - - 1.59 2.25 - - - 2.21
1971-72 * NYK 60 - 20.6 11.40 4.35 9.97 .436 - - - 2.70 3.43 .786 - - 1.53 2.20 - - - 2.17
1971-72 * WAS 3 - 34.3 21.67 8.67 21.33 .406 - - - 4.33 6.00 .722 - - 2.67 3.33 - - - 3.00
1972-73 NYK 75 - 31.6 15.51 6.61 13.55 .488 - - - 2.28 2.77 .822 - - 3.27 3.84 - - - 2.60
1973-74 NYK 41 - 29.1 13.98 5.85 12.51 .468 - - - 2.27 2.76 .823 0.54 2.41 2.95 2.68 0.83 0.46 - 2.37
1974-75 ☆ NYK 78 - 36.1 20.94 8.56 18.74 .457 - - - 3.81 4.60 .827 0.72 3.47 4.19 3.46 1.38 0.37 - 2.56
1975-76 NYK 76 - 38.0 20.71 8.51 17.82 .478 - - - 3.68 4.68 .787 0.63 2.96 3.59 4.00 1.46 0.29 - 2.75
1976-77 ☆ NYK 77 - 34.5 19.91 7.96 15.39 .517 - - - 3.99 4.75 .839 0.58 2.31 2.90 4.75 1.18 0.30 - 2.56
1977-78 NYK 76 - 31.2 17.82 7.32 14.78 .495 - - - 3.18 3.83 .832 0.62 1.78 2.39 4.75 0.79 0.25 2.36 2.49
1978-79 NYK 64 - 21.8 12.30 5.14 10.92 .471 - - - 2.02 2.41 .838 0.41 0.75 1.16 2.95 0.75 0.09 1.53 1.92
1979-80 NYK 51 - 12.4 7.41 3.16 6.90 .457 0.00 0.00 .000 1.10 1.25 .875 0.31 0.39 0.71 1.31 0.41 0.06 0.55 0.90
CAREER   926 - 32.0 18.85 7.46 16.09 .464 0.00 0.00 .000 3.93 4.87 .807 0.56 2.11 3.02 3.88 1.02 0.26 1.60 2.61

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1967-68 WAS 82 - 3,012 1,991 742 1,637 .453 - - - 507 649 .781 - - 465 349 - - - 282
1968-69 ☆ WAS 80 - 3,075 2,065 809 1,837 .440 - - - 447 582 .768 - - 280 392 - - - 261
1969-70 WAS 82 - 3,051 1,922 695 1,557 .446 - - - 532 641 .830 - - 257 402 - - - 258
1970-71 ☆ WAS 81 - 2,843 1,732 663 1,501 .442 - - - 406 506 .802 - - 213 354 - - - 220
1971-72 * All Teams 63 - 1,337 749 287 662 .434 - - - 175 224 .781 - - 100 142 - - - 139
1971-72 * NYK 60 - 1,234 684 261 598 .436 - - - 162 206 .786 - - 92 132 - - - 130
1971-72 * WAS 3 - 103 65 26 64 .406 - - - 13 18 .722 - - 8 10 - - - 9
1972-73 NYK 75 - 2,370 1,163 496 1,016 .488 - - - 171 208 .822 - - 245 288 - - - 195
1973-74 NYK 41 - 1,194 573 240 513 .468 - - - 93 113 .823 22 99 121 110 34 19 - 97
1974-75 ☆ NYK 78 - 2,814 1,633 668 1,462 .457 - - - 297 359 .827 56 271 327 270 108 29 - 200
1975-76 NYK 76 - 2,889 1,574 647 1,354 .478 - - - 280 356 .787 48 225 273 304 111 22 - 209
1976-77 ☆ NYK 77 - 2,656 1,533 613 1,185 .517 - - - 307 366 .839 45 178 223 366 91 23 - 197
1977-78 NYK 76 - 2,369 1,354 556 1,123 .495 - - - 242 291 .832 47 135 182 361 60 19 179 189
1978-79 NYK 64 - 1,393 787 329 699 .471 - - - 129 154 .838 26 48 74 189 48 6 98 123
1979-80 NYK 51 - 633 378 161 352 .457 0 0 .000 56 64 .875 16 20 36 67 21 3 28 46
CAREER   926 - 29,636 17,454 6,906 14,898 .464 0 0 .000 3,642 4,513 .807 260 976 2,796 3,594 473 121 305 2,416

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1967-68 WAS 82 - 0 0 6 0 0 0 .296 - - 0.40 36 46 .439 6.20 3.10 9.30
1968-69 ☆ WAS 80 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .319 - - 0.32 57 23 .713 4.80 4.00 8.80
1969-70 WAS 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279 - - 0.41 50 32 .610 5.10 3.20 8.30
1970-71 ☆ WAS 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 - - 0.34 41 40 .506 4.10 3.00 7.10
1971-72 * All Teams 63 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 - - 0.34 39 23 .629 1.30 1.20 2.50
1971-72 * NYK 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .112 - - 0.34 38 21 .644 1.30 1.10 2.40
1971-72 * WAS 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .010 - - 0.28 1 2 .333 -0.10 0.10 -
1972-73 NYK 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 - - 0.20 53 22 .707 4.50 3.30 7.80
1973-74 NYK 41 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .101 - - 0.22 23 18 .561 1.30 1.40 2.80
1974-75 ☆ NYK 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 - - 0.25 38 40 .487 4.40 2.20 6.60
1975-76 NYK 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 - - 0.26 36 40 .474 5.10 2.10 7.20
1976-77 ☆ NYK 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 - - 0.31 36 41 .468 6.20 1.60 7.80
1977-78 NYK 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2.02 0.34 0.26 41 35 .539 5.00 0.70 5.80
1978-79 NYK 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 1.93 0.49 0.22 22 42 .344 1.90 0.50 2.50
1979-80 NYK 51 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .060 2.39 0.75 0.18 24 27 .471 1.00 0.10 1.10
CAREER   926 - 0 0 10 0 0 0 .206 2.02 0.42 0.30 496 429 .536 49.60 25.20 75.10

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1967-68 WAS 82 - .518 .453 - - - 16.85 - - - - 123.45 - 1.22 - - 19.04
1968-69 ☆ WAS 80 - .493 .440 - - - 18.45 - - - - 120.84 - 1.12 - - 17.92
1969-70 WAS 82 - .523 .446 - - - 17.38 - - - - 127.63 - 1.23 - - 17.14
1970-71 ☆ WAS 81 - .502 .442 - - - 17.87 - - - - 124.41 - 1.15 - - 16.89
1971-72 * All Teams 63 - .492 .434 - - - 15.76 - - - - 121.48 - 1.13 - - 14.96
1971-72 * NYK 60 - .497 .436 - - - 15.79 - - - - 122.29 - 1.14 - - 14.93
1971-72 * WAS 3 - .452 .406 - - - 15.42 - - - - 112.85 - 1.02 - - 14.65
1972-73 NYK 75 - .525 .488 - - - 17.12 - - - - 131.03 - 1.14 - - 15.97
1973-74 NYK 41 - .509 .468 1.94 8.71 5.33 13.58 - 1.32 0.85 - 129.08 - 1.12 - 96.5 14.45
1974-75 ☆ NYK 78 - .504 .457 2.05 10.21 6.07 15.63 - 1.79 0.55 - 128.42 - 1.12 - 99.3 17.69
1975-76 NYK 76 - .521 .478 1.68 8.14 4.86 16.31 - 1.77 0.41 - 126.44 - 1.16 - 100.3 17.07
1976-77 ☆ NYK 77 - .569 .517 1.81 6.89 4.40 19.82 - 1.53 0.45 - 135.61 - 1.29 - 102.9 18.10
1977-78 NYK 76 - .541 .495 2.09 5.78 3.97 21.20 12.52 1.11 0.41 22.86 132.67 2.53 1.21 107.8 106.6 16.87
1978-79 NYK 64 - .513 .471 2.00 3.73 2.86 19.58 11.33 1.58 0.23 24.34 130.83 2.03 1.13 105.0 108.9 15.42
1979-80 NYK 51 - .497 .457 2.73 3.48 3.10 14.98 6.86 1.50 0.26 24.80 133.24 2.55 1.07 107.7 112.1 15.39
CAREER   926 - .517 .464 1.96 7.37 4.67 17.68 11.28 1.54 0.46 23.68 127.06 2.97 1.17 107.1 103.6 17.08

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NBA Transactions

May 3, 1967 - The Baltimore Bullets selected Earl Monroe in Round 1 with Pick 2 in the 1967 NBA Draft.
May 3, 1967 - Earl Monroe signed a multi-year contract with the Baltimore Bullets.
Jul 1, 1969 - Earl Monroe, previously with the Baltimore Bullets, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1969 - Earl Monroe signed a multi-year contract with the Baltimore Bullets.
Nov 11, 1971 - Earl Monroe was acquired by the New York Knicks from the Baltimore Bullets in a trade.
Jul 1, 1975 - Earl Monroe, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Sep 26, 1975 - Earl Monroe signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Jul 1, 1980 - Earl Monroe, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1973
All-NBA First Team - 1969
Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year - 1968
All-Rookie First Team - 1968

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1968-69 WAS 4 - 42.8 28.25 11.00 28.50 .386 - - - 6.25 7.75 .806 - - 5.25 4.00 - - - 2.50
1969-70 WAS 7 - 42.7 28.00 10.57 22.00 .481 - - - 6.86 8.57 .800 - - 3.29 4.00 - - - 3.29
1970-71 WAS 18 - 37.3 22.06 8.06 19.78 .407 - - - 5.94 7.50 .793 - - 3.56 4.11 - - - 3.11
1971-72 NYK 16 - 26.8 12.31 4.75 11.56 .411 - - - 2.81 3.56 .789 - - 2.81 2.94 - - - 2.56
1972-73 NYK 16 - 31.5 16.12 6.94 13.19 .526 - - - 2.25 3.00 .750 - - 3.19 3.19 - - - 2.44
1973-74 NYK 12 - 33.9 17.42 6.75 13.75 .491 - - - 3.92 4.58 .855 0.67 3.33 4.00 2.08 0.67 0.75 - 2.17
1974-75 NYK 3 - 29.7 14.00 4.00 15.00 .267 - - - 6.00 7.33 .818 0.33 2.67 3.00 2.00 1.33 0.67 - 2.00
1977-78 NYK 6 - 24.2 9.83 4.00 10.33 .387 - - - 1.83 3.00 .611 0.17 0.67 0.83 2.83 1.00 0.00 1.00 2.50
CAREER   82 - 33.1 17.94 6.91 15.76 .439 - - - 4.11 5.20 .791 0.48 2.48 3.24 3.22 0.86 0.52 1.00 2.63

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1968-69 WAS 4 - 171 113 44 114 .386 - - - 25 31 .806 - - 21 16 - - - 10
1969-70 WAS 7 - 299 196 74 154 .481 - - - 48 60 .800 - - 23 28 - - - 23
1970-71 WAS 18 - 671 397 145 356 .407 - - - 107 135 .793 - - 64 74 - - - 56
1971-72 NYK 16 - 429 197 76 185 .411 - - - 45 57 .789 - - 45 47 - - - 41
1972-73 NYK 16 - 504 258 111 211 .526 - - - 36 48 .750 - - 51 51 - - - 39
1973-74 NYK 12 - 407 209 81 165 .491 - - - 47 55 .855 8 40 48 25 8 9 - 26
1974-75 NYK 3 - 89 42 12 45 .267 - - - 18 22 .818 1 8 9 6 4 2 - 6
1977-78 NYK 6 - 145 59 24 62 .387 - - - 11 18 .611 1 4 5 17 6 0 6 15
CAREER   82 - 2,715 1,471 567 1,292 .439 - - - 337 426 .791 10 52 266 264 18 11 6 216

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1968-69 WAS 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 - - 0.27 0 4 .000 - - -
1969-70 WAS 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 - - 0.39 3 4 .429 0.90 0.40 1.30
1970-71 WAS 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 - - 0.38 8 10 .444 0.70 0.80 1.50
1971-72 NYK 16 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 - - 0.31 9 7 .563 0.10 0.40 0.50
1972-73 NYK 16 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 - - 0.23 11 5 .688 1.50 0.40 1.90
1973-74 NYK 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 - - 0.33 5 7 .417 1.00 0.20 1.20
1974-75 NYK 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 - - 0.49 1 2 .333 -0.20 - -0.20
1977-78 NYK 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 2.83 1.00 0.29 2 4 .333 - - -0.10
CAREER   82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 2.83 1.00 0.33 39 43 .476 3.90 1.80 5.60

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1968-69 WAS 4 - .443 .386 - - - 15.15 - - - - 119.24 - 0.99 - - 16.19
1969-70 WAS 7 - .543 .481 - - - 16.17 - - - - 128.05 - 1.27 - - 17.86
1970-71 WAS 18 - .478 .407 - - - 17.80 - - - - 119.99 - 1.12 - - 15.64
1971-72 NYK 16 - .469 .411 - - - 15.99 - - - - 120.03 - 1.06 - - 12.81
1972-73 NYK 16 - .556 .526 - - - 14.82 - - - - 127.61 - 1.22 - - 17.34
1973-74 NYK 12 - .552 .491 1.98 11.02 6.26 10.07 - 0.95 1.23 - 134.55 - 1.27 - 99.9 17.02
1974-75 NYK 3 - .384 .267 1.28 9.38 5.52 11.08 - 2.17 1.19 - 108.48 - 0.93 - 105.4 11.15
1977-78 NYK 6 - .422 .387 0.65 3.03 1.75 14.47 7.90 1.81 - 19.72 99.82 3.58 0.95 93.1 111.7 9.47
CAREER   82 - .497 .439 1.57 8.95 5.09 15.15 7.90 1.32 0.93 19.72 122.99 4.77 1.14 93.1 104.3 16.03

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1969, 1971, 1975
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1977

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969 East 1 - 27 21 6 15 .400 - - - 9 12 .750 - - 4 4 - - - 4
1971 East 1 - 18 6 3 9 .333 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 5 2 - - - 3
1975 East 1 - 25 9 3 8 .375 - - - 3 5 .600 0 3 3 2 1 0 - 2
1977 East 1 - 15 4 2 7 .286 - - - 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 1
TOTAL   4 - 85 40 14 39 .359 - - - 12 17 .706 0 12 12 11 1 0 - 10
AVERAGES   4 - 21.3 10.00 3.50 9.75 .359 - - - 3.00 4.25 .706 0.00 3.00 3.00 2.75 0.25 0.00 - 2.50

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NCAA Career

College: Winston-Salem State (1967)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1963-64 Winston-Salem State Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1964-65 Winston-Salem State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1965-66 Winston-Salem State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1966-67 Winston-Salem State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Earl Monroe?

Earl Monroe is 79 years old.

What is the height of Earl Monroe?

Earl Monroe is 6-3 (191cm) tall.

What is the weight of Earl Monroe?

Earl Monroe is 185 lbs (84kg).

What is the birthday of Earl Monroe?

Earl Monroe was born on Nov 21, 1944.

What position does Earl Monroe play?

Earl Monroe plays the G position.

What was the pre-draft team of Earl Monroe?

Earl Monroe was drafted out of Winston-Salem State.

What high school did Earl Monroe attend?

Earl Monroe attended John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

What nationality is Earl Monroe?

Earl Monroe has a United States nationality.

Where was Earl Monroe born?

Earl Monroe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How many NBA seasons has Earl Monroe played?

Earl Monroe played 13 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Earl Monroe?

Earl Monroe had career averages 18.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 0.5 steals in 926 games.

What are the career totals of Earl Monroe?

Earl Monroe had career totals of 17,454 points, 2,796 rebounds, 3,594 assists, 121 blocks, 473 steals in 926 games.

How many teams has Earl Monroe been on?

Earl Monroe played for 2 NBA teams in his career - New York Knicks, Washington Wizards.

When was Earl Monroe drafted?

Earl Monroe was drafted in the 1st round (#2 overall) of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards.

What is Earl Monroe's career high in points?

Earl Monroe averaged a career high 25.8 points per game in 1968-1969.

What is Earl Monroe's career high in rebounds?

Earl Monroe averaged a career high 5.7 rebounds per game in 1967-1968.

What is Earl Monroe's career high in assists?

Earl Monroe averaged a career high 4.9 assists per game in 1969-1970.

What is the career PER of Earl Monroe's?

Earl Monroe had a career PER of 17.1.

Is Earl Monroe in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Earl Monroe was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.

How many championships has Earl Monroe won?

Earl Monroe has won 1 NBA championships.

How many times did Earl Monroe win All-NBA First Team?

Earl Monroe won All-NBA 1st 1 time.

How many times did Earl Monroe win Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year?

Earl Monroe won ROY 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has Earl Monroe been on?

Earl Monroe is a 4x All-Star.

Is Earl Monroe's jersey retired?

Earl Monroe's #15 jersey was retired by the New York Knicks and #10 jersey was retired by the Washington Wizards.