Earl Monroe vs. Lee Shaffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Shaffer 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.

Lee Shaffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Lee Shaffer: 1961-62 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Lee Shaffer 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Lee Shaffer 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Lee Shaffer 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Lee Shaffer 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Lee Shaffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Lee Shaffer 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Lee Shaffer 3,291

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Lee Shaffer 1,240

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Lee Shaffer 232

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Lee Shaffer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Lee Shaffer .420

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Lee Shaffer .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Lee Shaffer 18.6 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Lee Shaffer 6.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Lee Shaffer 1.3 (1962)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Lee Shaffer 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lee Shaffer 6.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Lee Shaffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Lee Shaffer 247

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Lee Shaffer 82

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Lee Shaffer 15

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Lee Shaffer 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Lee Shaffer .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Lee Shaffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Lee Shaffer .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Lee Shaffer 27.2 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Lee Shaffer 11.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Lee Shaffer 1.4 (1962)

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

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Lee Shaffer - 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.