Earl Monroe vs. Paul Shirley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Shirley 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.

Paul Shirley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Paul Shirley: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Paul Shirley 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Paul Shirley 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Paul Shirley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Paul Shirley 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Paul Shirley 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Paul Shirley 1.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Paul Shirley 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Paul Shirley 0.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Paul Shirley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Paul Shirley 33

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Paul Shirley 19

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Paul Shirley 7

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Paul Shirley 1

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Paul Shirley 1

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Paul Shirley 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Paul Shirley .395

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Shirley .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Paul Shirley .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Paul Shirley 3.0 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Paul Shirley 2.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Paul Shirley 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Paul Shirley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Paul Shirley -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Paul Shirley -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Paul Shirley -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Paul Shirley -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Paul Shirley -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Paul Shirley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Paul Shirley -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Shirley -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Paul Shirley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Paul Shirley -

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.