Earl Monroe
Career averages
17.7PPG
2.9RPG
3.6APG
755 games · 10 seasons
At a glance
NYK hubCareer snapshot
10Seasons
755Games
13,358Career points
15.8PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 445 games · 1971-72 to 1979-80
Honors and awards8 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
4×
All-Star Selection1976, 1974, 1970, 1968
1×
All-NBA Team1968
1×
All-Rookie Team1967
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year1967
Career highsSingle season
25.8PPG · 1968-69 · WAS
5.7RPG · 1967-68 · WAS
4.9APG · 1968-69 · WAS
17.7PER · 1974-75 · NYK
7.8Win shares · 1972-73 · NYK
Draft1967
1Round
2Overall pick
From Winston-Salem State
Position rank1979-80
#52PPG rank
#12PER rank
#31Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 76 Guard players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | WAS | 82 | 0 | 36.7 | 24.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 78.1 | - | - |
| 1968-69 | WAS | 80 | 0 | 38.4 | 25.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 76.8 | - | - |
| 1969-70 | WAS | 82 | 0 | 37.2 | 23.4 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 83.0 | - | - |
| 1971-72 | NBA | 63 | 0 | 21.2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 78.1 | - | - |
| 1971-72 | NYK | 60 | 0 | 20.6 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 78.6 | 14.9 | 2.4 |
| 1971-72 | WAS | 3 | 0 | 34.3 | 21.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 72.2 | - | - |
| 1972-73 | NYK | 75 | 0 | 31.6 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 82.2 | 16.1 | 7.8 |
| 1973-74 | NYK | 41 | 0 | 29.1 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 82.3 | 14.5 | 2.8 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 78 | 0 | 36.1 | 20.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 17.7 | 6.6 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 76 | 0 | 31.2 | 17.8 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 83.2 | 16.9 | 5.8 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 64 | 0 | 21.8 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 83.8 | 15.4 | 2.5 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 51 | 0 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 15.3 | 1.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1972 | Washington Wizards | New York Knicks | season change | ||
| Oct 1971 | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards | mid season trade | From 1971-72 to 1971-72 | |
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About Earl Monroe
Vernon Earl Monroe is an American former professional basketball player. He played for two teams, the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks, during his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Both teams have retired Monroe's number. Due to his on-court success and flashy style of play, Monroe was given the nicknames "Black Jesus" and "Earl the Pearl". Monroe was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990 and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. In 1996, Monroe was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021, Monroe was