Shane Battier vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Earl Monroe 1

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Earl Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Shane Battier 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.