Earl Monroe vs Paul Arizin

Earl Monroe Paul Arizin

Earl Monroe and Paul Arizin compared on their NBA careers: Earl Monroe played 5 seasons, 1967-68 to 1971-72, Paul Arizin 10 seasons, 1950-51 to 1961-62. Earl Monroe averaged 18.8 points a game to Paul Arizin's 22.8. Paul Arizin won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Earl Monroe and Paul Arizin career per game

926	GP	713
32	MIN	34.9
18.8	PTS	22.8
1.3	REB	0
3.9	AST	2.3
0.5	STL	0
0.1	BLK	0
46.4	FG%	42.1
0	3P%	0
80.7	FT%	80.9
51.7	TS%	50.6

Career totals

Earl Monroe and Paul Arizin career totals

17,454	PTS	16,266
1,236	REB	0
3,594	AST	1,665
473	STL	0
121	BLK	0
46.4	FG%	42.1
0	3P%	0
80.7	FT%	80.9
51.7	TS%	50.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Earl Monroe and Paul Arizin postseason

82	GP	49
33.1	MIN	37
17.9	PTS	24.2
0.8	REB	0
3.2	AST	2.6
0.2	STL	0
0.1	BLK	0
43.9	FG%	41.1
0	3P%	0
79.1	FT%	82.9
49.7	TS%	49.7

Where each stands all time

Earl Monroe and Paul Arizin all-time places

83rd (17,454)	Points	113th (16,266)
141st (3,594)	Assists	—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Earl Monroe: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year, All-NBA First Team
Paul Arizin: 1 championship; All-NBA First Team ×3, All-Star MVP, All-NBA Second Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Earl Monroe and Paul Arizin season by season

1st	1967-68	24.3	0	4.3	1950-51	17.2	2.1
2nd	1968-69	25.8	0	4.9	1951-52	25.4	2.6
3rd	1969-70	23.4	0	4.9	1954-55	21	2.9
4th	1970-71	21.4	0	4.4	1955-56	24.2	2.6
5th	1971-72	21.7	0	3.3	1956-57	25.6	2.1
6th	—	—	—	—	1957-58	20.7	2
7th	—	—	—	—	1958-59	26.4	1.7
8th	—	—	—	—	1959-60	22.3	2.3
9th	—	—	—	—	1960-61	23.2	2.4
10th	—	—	—	—	1961-62	21.9	2.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST