Earl Monroe vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain and Earl Monroe that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Monroe

vs.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bennie Swain 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Bennie Swain 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bennie Swain 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.