Earl Monroe vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Purvis Short 0

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

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

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.