Earl Monroe vs. Nene Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nene 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.

Nene

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Nene: 2002-03 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Nene 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Nene 17

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Nene 12

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Nene 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Nene 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Nene 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Nene 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Nene 6.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Nene 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Nene 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Nene 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Nene 10,909

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Nene 5,828

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Nene 1,719

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Nene 1,041

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Nene 721

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Nene 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Nene .548

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Nene .132

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Nene .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Nene 14.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Nene 7.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Nene 2.9 (2013)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Nene 1.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Nene 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Nene 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Nene 5.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Nene 1.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Nene 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Nene 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Nene 837

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Nene 493

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Nene 145

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Nene 72

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Nene 49

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Nene 91

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Nene .530

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Nene .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Nene .595

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Nene 15.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Nene 9.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Nene 3.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Nene 1.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Nene 1.1 (2014)

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.