Earl Monroe vs. Brian Shaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brian Shaw 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.

Brian Shaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Brian Shaw: 1988-89 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Brian Shaw 3

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Brian Shaw 14

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Brian Shaw 11

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Brian Shaw 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Brian Shaw 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Brian Shaw 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Brian Shaw 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Brian Shaw 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Brian Shaw 3.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Brian Shaw 4.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Brian Shaw 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Brian Shaw 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Brian Shaw 6,547

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Brian Shaw 3,183

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Brian Shaw 3,918

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Brian Shaw 747

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Brian Shaw 252

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Brian Shaw 943

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Brian Shaw .403

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Brian Shaw .304

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Brian Shaw .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Brian Shaw 13.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Brian Shaw 4.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Brian Shaw 7.6 (1991)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Brian Shaw 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Brian Shaw 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Brian Shaw 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Brian Shaw 2.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Brian Shaw 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Brian Shaw 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Brian Shaw 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Brian Shaw 724

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Brian Shaw 359

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Brian Shaw 375

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Brian Shaw 66

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Brian Shaw 23

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Brian Shaw 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Brian Shaw .395

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Brian Shaw .318

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Brian Shaw .725

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Brian Shaw 17.0 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Brian Shaw 5.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Brian Shaw 6.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Brian Shaw 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Brian Shaw 0.4 (2003)

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.