Earl Monroe vs. Swen Nater Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swen Nater 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.

Swen Nater

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Swen Nater 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Swen Nater 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Swen Nater 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Swen Nater 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Swen Nater 0

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

Rebounds Leader Earl Monroe 0 Swen Nater 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Swen Nater 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Swen Nater 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Swen Nater 10.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Swen Nater 2.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Swen Nater 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Swen Nater 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Swen Nater 5,943

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Swen Nater 5,297

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Swen Nater 954

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Swen Nater 258

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Swen Nater 226

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Swen Nater 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Swen Nater .537

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Swen Nater .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Swen Nater .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Swen Nater 15.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Swen Nater 15.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Swen Nater 2.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Swen Nater 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Swen Nater 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Swen Nater 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Swen Nater 2.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Swen Nater 0.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Swen Nater 0.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Swen Nater 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Swen Nater 58

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Swen Nater 40

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Swen Nater 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Swen Nater 1

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Swen Nater 2

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Swen Nater 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Swen Nater .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Swen Nater - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Swen Nater .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Swen Nater 3.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Swen Nater 2.4 (1984)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

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.