Earl Monroe vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Monroe 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Earl Monroe 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Earl Monroe 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.