Kyrie Irving vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Earl Shannon 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Earl Shannon 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.5 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,883 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 306 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 386 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 116 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 48 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 80 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .459 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .398 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .888 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 26.5 (2024) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.