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Earl Monroe
Earl Monroe stats, teams and career impact
#265 all-timeCareer averages · 18.8 PPG · 3.0 RPG · 3.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- New York Knicks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) · 185 lb (84 kg)
- Born
- November 21, 1944 (81 yrs old)
- College
- Winston-Salem State
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1967–68 to 1979–80
Career summaryEarl Monroe was a shooting guard who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1967–68 through 1979–80.
- Career PPG
- 18.8
- Career RPG
- 3.0
- Career APG
- 3.9
- #14 in 1967–68
- #265 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Earl Monroe ranks #265 all time
Earl Monroe ranks #265 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #27.7. His full-career value ranks #221, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
926 games · Career Value Rank #221
NBA honors4× All-Star · All-NBA · ROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Baltimore Bullets and New York Knicks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.4%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 80.7%FT%
926 career games · 29,636 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Earl Monroe stats by season
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| 1979–80 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -1.87 | NYK | 51 | 0 | 12.4 | 45.7% | — | 87.5% | #167 | 1.9 |
| 1978–79 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | -0.79 | NYK | 64 | 24 | 21.8 | 47.1% | — | 83.8% | #128 | 36.8 |
| 1977–78 | 17.8 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -0.08 | NYK | 76 | 73 | 31.2 | 49.5% | — | 83.2% | #94 | 103.8 |
| 1976–77 | 19.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | +1.22 | NYK | 77 | 76 | 34.5 | 51.7% | — | 83.9% | #50 | 192.6 |
| 1975–76 | 20.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | +0.85 | NYK | 76 | 76 | 38.0 | 47.8% | — | 78.7% | #49 | 178.4 |
| 1974–75 | 20.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | +1.20 | NYK | 78 | 77 | 36.1 | 45.7% | — | 82.7% | #41 | 193.2 |
| 1973–74 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | -0.01 | NYK | 41 | 41 | 29.1 | 46.8% | — | 82.3% | #75 | 51.3 |
| 1972–73 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | +1.45 | NYK | 75 | 74 | 31.6 | 48.8% | — | 82.2% | #28 | 180.4 |
| 1971–72 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -1.44 | BAL/NYK | 63 | 8 | 21.2 | 43.4% | — | 78.1% | #108 | 17.0 |
| 1970–71 | 21.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | +0.33 | BAL | 81 | 0 | 35.1 | 44.2% | — | 80.2% | #49 | 160.5 |
| 1969–70 | 23.4 | 3.1 | 4.9 | +0.30 | BAL | 82 | 0 | 37.2 | 44.6% | — | 83.0% | #47 | 176.6 |
| 1968–69 | 25.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | +0.42 | BAL | 80 | 0 | 38.4 | 44.0% | — | 76.8% | #41 | 188.8 |
| 1967–68 | 24.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | +1.80 | BAL | 82 | 0 | 36.7 | 45.3% | — | 78.1% | #14 | 290.1 |
| Career | 18.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | — | BAL/NYK | 926 | — | 32.0 | 46.4% | — | 80.7% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Earl Monroe highlights
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Archive highlights
Earl Monroe highlights from 1969–73
Earl Monroe's archive highlights adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his improvisational handle, spins and creative scoring before the modern era. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
33.9 composite · lower is better
34.2 average league finish
1,771 total value
Career standing
How Earl Monroe ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score33.9
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #265
Strongest seasons
Every season
Earl Monroe advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 35 | 51 | 633 | -1.87 | 28.1 | #167 | 1.9 | 27th | Standard |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 34 | 64 | 1,393 | -0.79 | 44.1 | #128 | 36.8 | 41st | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 33 | 76 | 2,369 | -0.08 | 60.6 | #94 | 103.8 | 69th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 32 | 77 | 2,656 | +1.22 | 79.8 | #50 | 192.6 | 87th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 76 | 2,889 | +0.85 | 74.5 | #49 | 178.4 | 80th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 30 | 78 | 2,814 | +1.20 | 78.6 | #41 | 193.2 | 88th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 29 | 41 | 1,194 | -0.01 | 58.0 | #75 | 51.3 | 50th | Broad |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 28 | 75 | 2,370 | +1.45 | 84.3 | #28 | 180.4 | 83rd | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | BAL/NYK | 27 | 63 | 1,337 | -1.44 | 34.8 | #108 | 17.0 | 34th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | BAL | 26 | 81 | 2,843 | +0.33 | 71.3 | #49 | 160.5 | 75th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | BAL | 25 | 82 | 3,051 | +0.30 | 67.4 | #47 | 176.6 | 81st | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | BAL | 24 | 80 | 3,075 | +0.42 | 69.9 | #41 | 188.8 | 79th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | BAL | 23 | 82 | 3,012 | +1.80 | 89.2 | #14 | 290.1 | 91st | Modeled |
Career movement
Earl Monroe's career impact by season
Peak +1.80 in 1967–68 · 13 seasons · 29,636 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Earl MonroeRolando Blackman
| NBA season | Earl Monroe | Rolando Blackman |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| 2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 5 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
| 6 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 7 | -0.0 | -0.0 |
| 8 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 10 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 11 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| 12 | -0.8 | -1.8 |
| 13 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
NBA season number
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