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Retired#10Guard1967–1979#98 all-time in points

Earl Monroe

Earl Monroe scored 17,454 points in 926 games, 98th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1968-69 at 25.8 points a game. He earned 5 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 3″ / 185 lb
Age81
PositionGuard
BornNov 21, 1944
HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Experience1967–1979
CollegeWinston-Salem State University
Draft1967 · round 1, pick 2
High schoolJohn Bartram High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TeamsBaltimore Bullets 1967–1971New York Knicks 1971–1979
Career points
17,454
926 games · 18.8 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#98
Also 170th in assists, 692nd in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1967–1979. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1979-80.

1979-80 season

NYK · 51 games
Points3787.4 per game
Rebounds0.736 total
Assists1.367 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

5 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
4Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1968-69
  • ×4LegendSeasonAll-Star1968-69, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1976-77
  • LegendCareer10,000 points17,454 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1972-73
  • LegendCareerRookie of the Year1967-68

Earl Monroe career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1968-69 · 25.8 points per game

Earl Monroe milestones

Career · regular season
17,454 career points
Retired 98th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K25K
Career marks
Points17,454Past 15,000 · 98th all-time
Rebounds2,796Past 2,500 · 692nd all-time
Assists3,594Past 2,500 · 170th all-time

Earl Monroe career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Earl Monroe stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1979-80NYK513787.40.71.3.457—.8750———
1978-79NYK6478712.31.23.0.471—.838————
1977-78NYK761,35417.82.44.8.495—.832————
1976-77NYK771,53319.92.94.8.517—.839————
1975-76NYK761,57420.73.64.0.478—.787————
1974-75NYK781,63320.94.23.5.457—.827————
1973-74NYK4157314.03.02.7.468—.823————
1972-73NYK751,16315.53.33.8.488—.822————
1971-72NYK/BLT6374911.91.62.3.434—.781————
1970-71BLT811,73221.42.64.4.442—.802————
1969-70BLT821,92223.43.14.9.446—.830————
1968-69BLT802,06525.83.54.9.440—.768————
1967-68BLT821,99124.35.74.3.453—.781————
Career13 seasons92617,45418.83.03.9.464—.8070——0

Earl Monroe splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
79%
Threes
0%
Free throws
21%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Earl Monroe facts
How many career points did Earl Monroe score?

Earl Monroe scored 17,454 career regular-season points in 926 games, 18.8 per game, which ranks 98th all-time.

What was Earl Monroe’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1968-69 with BLT: 25.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.

Where is Earl Monroe from?

Earl Monroe is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played high school ball at John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played college ball at Winston-Salem State University.

What teams did Earl Monroe play for?

Baltimore Bullets (1967–1971); New York Knicks (1971–1979).