Earl Monroe vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Earl Shannon 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Earl Shannon 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Earl Shannon -

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

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.