Earl Monroe vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Gene Short 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Gene Short 3

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Gene Short -

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Gene Short -

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Gene Short -

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Gene Short -

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Gene Short -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.