Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Earl Monroe 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Earl Monroe 0 *

Rookie of The Year S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Earl Monroe 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.