Last Updated on October 23, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe — NBA career per-game statistics.

Year Team Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOPG FG% 3P% FT%
1967-68 BAL 23 82 — 36.7 24.3 5.7 4.3 — — 3.4 .453 — .781
1968-69 BAL 24 80 — 38.4 25.8 3.5 4.9 — — 3.3 .440 — .768
1969-70 BAL 25 82 — 37.2 23.4 3.1 4.9 — — 3.1 .446 — .830
1970-71 BAL 26 81 — 35.1 21.4 2.6 4.4 — — 2.7 .442 — .802
1971-72 2TM 27 63 — 21.2 11.9 1.6 2.3 — — 2.2 .434 — .781
1972-73 NYK 28 75 — 31.6 15.5 3.3 3.8 — — 2.6 .488 — .822
1973-74 NYK 29 41 — 29.1 14.0 3.0 2.7 0.8 0.5 — .468 — .823
1974-75 NYK 30 78 — 36.1 20.9 4.2 3.5 1.4 0.4 — .457 — .827
1975-76 NYK 31 76 — 38.0 20.7 3.6 4.0 1.5 0.3 — .478 — .787
1976-77 NYK 32 77 — 34.5 19.9 2.9 4.8 1.2 0.3 — .517 — .839
1977-78 NYK 33 76 — 31.2 17.8 2.4 4.8 0.8 0.3 2.4 .495 — .832
1978-79 NYK 34 64 — 21.8 12.3 1.2 3.0 0.8 0.1 1.5 .471 — .838
1979-80 NYK 35 51 — 12.4 7.4 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 .457 .000 .875
Total — — 926 — 32.0 18.8 3.0 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.6 .464 .000 .807

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe — NBA career totals.

Year Team Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
1967-68 BAL 23 82 — 3012 1991 — 465 — — 282 1637 742 — — 649 507
1968-69 BAL 24 80 — 3075 2065 — 280 — — 261 1837 809 — — 582 447
1969-70 BAL 25 82 — 3051 1922 — 257 — — 258 1557 695 — — 641 532
1970-71 BAL 26 81 — 2843 1732 — 213 — — 220 1501 663 — — 506 406
1971-72 2TM 27 63 — 1337 749 — 100 — — 139 662 287 — — 224 175
1972-73 NYK 28 75 — 2370 1163 — 245 — — 195 1016 496 — — 208 171
1973-74 NYK 29 41 — 1194 573 121 110 34 19 97 513 240 — — 113 93
1974-75 NYK 30 78 — 2814 1633 327 270 108 29 200 1462 668 — — 359 297
1975-76 NYK 31 76 — 2889 1574 273 304 111 22 209 1354 647 — — 356 280
1976-77 NYK 32 77 — 2656 1533 223 366 91 23 197 1185 613 — — 366 307
1977-78 NYK 33 76 — 2369 1354 182 361 60 19 179 1123 556 — — 291 242
1978-79 NYK 34 64 — 1393 787 74 189 48 6 98 699 329 — — 154 129
1979-80 NYK 35 51 — 633 378 36 67 21 3 28 352 161 0 0 64 56
Total — — 926 — 29636 17454 2796 3594 473 121 305 14898 6906 0 0 4513 3642

Earl Monroe — NBA career evolution

Year Team Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
1967-68 BAL Lead Scorer 36.7 High 24.3 — 5.7 — ~15.0 ROY; immediate go-to offensive option.
1968-69 BAL Alpha Creator 38.4 Very High 25.8 — 3.5 — ~14.7 Career-high scoring load.
1969-70 BAL Primary Engine 37.2 High 23.4 — 3.1 — ~13.3 More efficient, still main driver.
1970-71 BAL Balanced Initiator 35.1 Mid-High 21.4 — 2.6 — ~12.0 Role beginning to shift.
1971-72 BAL Team Pillar 34.3 High 21.7 3.3 2.7 1.1 14.4 Brief but strong early season.
1971-72 NYK Adjusting Scorer 20.6 Mid 11.4 2.2 1.5 0.7 7.9 Transitioned to more structured Knicks system.
1972-73 NYK Secondary Scorer 31.6 Mid 15.5 3.8 3.3 0.8 11.7 Efficient fit in deep Knicks rotation.
1973-74 NYK Support Scorer 29.1 Mid-Low 14.0 3.0 2.7 1.3 10.5 Less volume, more two-way polish.
1974-75 NYK Co-Primary Guard 36.1 Mid-High 20.9 4.2 3.5 1.8 15.2 Resurgent role post-Frazier prime.
1975-76 NYK Co-Primary Guard 38.0 High 20.7 3.6 4.0 1.8 15.1 Peak all-around production with leadership.
1976-77 NYK Veteran Leader 34.5 Mid 19.9 2.9 4.8 1.5 14.5 Offensive IQ and passing shined.
1977-78 NYK Declining Starter 31.2 Mid 17.8 2.4 4.8 1.1 13.0 Less volume, still efficient.
1978-79 NYK Bench Contributor 21.8 Low 12.3 1.2 3.0 0.9 8.7 Solid in limited time.
1979-80 NYK End-of-Career Vet 12.4 Very Low 7.4 0.7 1.3 0.5 4.9 Final season, minimal usage.