Comparison of Names and Nicknames from Different Translations
The Thirty-Six Stars of Heavenly Spirits
(in the order in which their names appeared on the stone tablet)
| Name from Outlaws of the Marsh | Nickname from Outlaws of the Marsh | Name from All Men Are Brothers | Nickname from All Men Are Brothers | Star from All Men Are Brothers | |
| 1 | Song Jiang | The Timely Rain | Sung Chiang | The Opportune Rain | The Chief Star |
| 2 | Lu Junyi | The Jade Unicorn | Lu Chün I | The Jade Ch'i Lin | The Fiery Powerful Star |
| 3 | Wu Yong | The Wizard | Wu Yung | The Great Intelligence | The Wise Star |
| 4 | Gongsun Sheng | Single Purity (Dragon in the Clouds) | Kung Sun Sheng | Dragon in the Clouds | The Idle Star |
| 5 | Guan Sheng | The Big Halberd | Kuan Sheng | The Great Sword | The Brave Star |
| 6 | Lin Chong | The Panther Head | Ling Ch'ung | The Leopard Headed | The Fierce Heroic Star |
| 7 | Qin Ming | The Thunderbolt | Ch'ing Ming | The Fire in the Thunder Clap | The Star of Swift Courage |
| 8 | Huyan Zhou | Two Rods | Hu Yien Shu | The Double Clubs | The Majestic Star |
| 9 | Hua Rong | The Lesser Li Guang | Hua Yung | Little Li Kuan | The Heroic Star |
| 10 | Chai Jin | The Small Whirlwind | Ch'ai Chin | The Little Whirlwind | The Lofty Star |
| 11 | Li Ying | Heaven Soaring Eagle | Li Yün | Eagle Who Smites the Heavens | The Star of Wealth |
| 12 | Zhu Tong | Beautiful Beard | Chu T'ung | The Beautiful Bearded | The Star of Abundance |
| 13 | Lu Da | The Tattooed Monk | Lu Chi Shen | The Tattooed Priest | The Lone Star |
| 14 | Wu Song | The Pilgrim | Wu Sung | The Hairy Priest | The Wounded Star |
| 15 | Dong Ping | General Two Spears | Tung P'ing | The Warrior of the Two Spears | The Standing Star |
| 16 | Zhang Qin | The Featherless Arrow | Chang Ch'ing | The Featherless Arrow | The Swift Star |
| 17 | Yang Zhi | The Blue-Faced Beast | Yang Chi | The Blue Faced Beast | The Star of Darkness |
| 18 | Xu Ning | The Metal Lancer | Ch'ü Ling | The Golden Sword | The Guardian Star |
| 19 | Suo Chao | The Urgent Vanguard | So Ch'ao | The Swift Vanguard | The Empty Star |
| 20 | Dai Zong | The Marvelous Traveler | Tai Chung | The Magic Messenger | The Speedy Star |
| 21 | Liu Tang | The Red-Haired Demon | Liu T'ang | The Redheaded Devil | The Strange Star |
| 22 | Li Kui | The Black Whirlwind | Li K'uei | The Black Whirlwind | The Murderous Star |
| 23 | Shi Jin | Nine Dragons | Shih Chin | The Nine Dragoned | The Lowly Star |
| 24 | Mu Hong | The Unrestrained | Mu Hung | He Whom No Obstacle Can Stay | The Penetrating Star |
| 25 | Lei Heng | The Winged Tiger | Lei Heng | The Winged Tiger | The Retreating Star |
| 26 | Li Jun | The Turbulent River Dragon | Li Chün | The Dragon who Roils Rivers | The Long-Lived Star |
| 27 | Ruan the Second | The Ferocious Giant | Juan the Second | The God of Swift Death | The Dagger Star |
| 28 | Zhang Heng | The Boat Flame | Chang Heng | The Boatman | The Level Star |
| 29 | Ruan the Fifth | The Recklessly Rash | Juan the Fifth | The Short Lived | The Sinning Star |
| 30 | Zhang Shun | The White Streak in the Waves | Chang Shun | White Stripe in the Waves | The Broken Star |
| 31 | Ruan the Seventh | The Devil Incarnate | Juan the Seventh | The Fierce King of Devils | The Vanquished Star |
| 32 | Yang Xiong | The Pallid | Yang Hsiung | The Sick Kuan So | The Gaol Star |
| 33 | Shi Xiu | The Rash | Shih Hsiu | The One Who Heeds Not His Life | The Intelligent Star |
| 34 | Xie Zhen | The Two-Headed Snake | Hsieh Chen | The Double-Headed Snake | The Savage Star |
| 35 | Xie Bao | The Twin-Tailed Scorpion | Hsieh Pao | The Double-Tailed Scorpion | The Weeping Star |
| 36 | Yan Qing | The Prodigy | Yien Ch'ing | The Prodigal | The Clever Star |
The Seventy-Two Stars of Earthly Fiends
(in the order in which their names appeared on the stone tablet)
| Name from Outlaws of the Marsh | Nickname from Outlaws of the Marsh | Name from All Men Are Brothers | Nickname from All Men Are Brothers | Star from All Men Are Brothers | |
| 1 | Zhu Wu | The Miraculous Strategist | Chu Wu | The Wily Warrior | The Chief Star |
| 2 | Huang Xin | The Suppressor of Three Mountains | Huang Hsin | He Who Rules Three Mountains | The Savage Star |
| 3 | Sun Li | The Sickly General | Sheng Li | The Sick Warrior | The Brave Star |
| 4 | Xuan Zan | The Ugly Son-In-Law | Hsüan Tsan | The Ugly Warrior | The Noble Wise Star |
| 5 | Hao Siwen | The Wild Dog | Hao Ssu Wen | The Guardian Star God | The Heroic Star |
| 6 | Han Tao | The Ever-Victorious General | Han T'ao | Victor in a Hundred Battles | The Majestic Star |
| 7 | Peng Qi | The Eyes of Heaven General | P'eng Ch'i | The Eye of Heaven | The Courageous Star |
| 8 | Shan Tinggui | The Water General | Shang T'ing Kuei | Swift in Water | The Strange Star |
| 9 | Wei Dingguo | The Fire General | Wei Ting Kuo | Warrior of Fire | The Ferocious Star |
| 10 | Xiao Rang | The Master Hand | Siao Jang | The Magic Scribe | The Learned Star |
| 11 | Pei Xuan | Ironclad Virtue | P'ei Hsüan | The Iron Faced | The Guileless Star |
| 12 | Ou Peng | Golden Wings Brushing the Clouds | Ou P'eng | Eagle in the Clouds | The Eminent Star |
| 13 | Deng Fei | The Fiery-Eyed Lion | Teng Fei | The Red-Eyed Lion | The Folding Star |
| 14 | Yan Shun | The Elegant Tiger | Yien Shun | The Five-Hued Tiger | The Strong Star |
| 15 | Yang Lin | The Elegant Panther | Yang Ling | The Five-Hued Leopard | The Dark Star |
| 16 | Ling Zhen | The Heaven-Shaking Thunder | Ling Chen | Thunder That Shakes the Heavens | The Axis Star |
| 17 | Jiang Jing | The Magic Calculator | Chiang Ching | The God of Accounting | The Gathering Star |
| 18 | Lü Fang | The Little Duke | Lü Fang | The Lesser Duke | The Aiding Star |
| 19 | Guo Sheng | The Second Rengui | Kao Shen | He Who is like Jen Kuei of Old | The Helpful Star |
| 20 | An Daoquan | The Doctor | An Tao Ch'uan | The Magic Physician | The Clever Star |
| 21 | Huangfu Duan | The Purple Beard | Huang Fu Tuan | The Purple Bearded | The Beast Star |
| 22 | Wang Ying | The Stumpy Tiger | Wang Ying | The Dwarf Tiger | The Least Star |
| 23 | Hu San Niang | Ten Feet of Steel | The Goodwife Hu | The Ten Foot Green Snake | The Intelligent Star |
| 24 | Bao Xu | The God of Deat | Pao Su | The God of Death | The Barbarous Star |
| 25 | Fan Rui | The Demon King Who Roils the Earth | Fan Lui | King of the Devils Who Roil Earth | The Silent Star |
| 26 | Kong Ming | The Comet | K'ung Ming | The Curly Haired | The Wild Star |
| 27 | Kong Liang | The Flaming Star | K'ung Liang | The Lone Fire | The Ambitious Star |
| 28 | Xiang Chong | Eight-Armed Nezha | Hsiang Ch'ung | The Eight Armed Lo Chao | The Flying Star |
| 29 | Li Gun | The Flying Divinity | Li Kun | The Heaven Flying God | The Walking Star |
| 30 | Jin Dajian | The Jade-Armed Craftsman | Ching Ta Chien | The Jade-Armed Warrior | The Cunning Star |
| 31 | Ma Lin | The Elfin Flutist | Ma Ling | The Magic Iron Flautist | The Clear Star |
| 32 | Tong Wei | The Dragon from the Cave | T'ung Wei | The Crocodile Out of the Hole | The Forward Star |
| 33 | Tong Meng | The River-Churning Clam | T'ung Meng | The Oyster That Turns the River Over | The Retreating Star |
| 34 | Meng Kang | The Jade Flagpole | Meng K'an | The Jade Banner Pole | The Full Star |
| 35 | Hou Jian | The Long-Armed Ape | Hou Chien | The Strong-Armed Gorilla | The Fulfilled Star |
| 36 | Chen Da | The Gorge-Leaping Tiger | Ch'en Ta | The Gorge-Leaping Tiger | The Complete Star |
| 37 | Yang Chun | The White-Spotted Snake | Yang Ch'un | The White-Spotted Snake | The Hidden Star |
| 38 | Zheng Tianshou | The Fair-faced Gentleman | Chen T'ien Shou | The White Faced Goodman | The Peculiar Star |
| 39 | Tao Zongwang | The Nine-Tailed Turtle | T'ao Chung Wang | The Nine-Tailed Turtle | The Just Star |
| 40 | Song Qing | - | Sung Ch'ing | The Iron Fan | The Elegant Star |
| 41 | Yue Ho | The Iron Throat | Yo Ho | The Iron Whistle | The Musical Star |
| 42 | Gong Wang | The Flowery-Necked Tiger | Kung Wang | The Spotted-Neck Tiger | The Quick Star |
| 43 | Ding Desun | The Arrow-Struck Tiger | Ting Tê Sheng | The Arrow-Wounded Tiger | The Hasty Star |
| 44 | Mu Chun | The Slightly Restrained | Mu Ch'un | The Lesser One Whom No Obstacle Can Stay | The Suppressing Star |
| 45 | Cao Zheng | The Demon Carver | Ch'ao Cheng | The Dagger Devil | The Haltered Star |
| 46 | Song Wan | The Guardian of the Clouds | Sung Wan | The Guardian God in the Clouds | The Devil Star |
| 47 | Du Qian | The Skyscraper | Tu Ch'ien | Eagle Who Flutters Against the Sky | The Magic Star |
| 48 | Xue Yong | The Sick Tiger | Hsüeh Yung | The Sick Tiger | The Obscure Star |
| 49 | Li Zhong | The Tiger-Fighting General | Li Chung | The Warrior Who Wars Against Tigers | The Lonely Star |
| 50 | Zhou Tung | The Little King | Chou T'ung | The Little Tyrant King | The Empty Star |
| 51 | Tang Long | The Gold-Coin Spotted Leopard | T'ang Lung | The Gold-Spotted Leopard | The Orphan Star |
| 52 | Du Xing | The Demon Face | Tu Hsing | The Devil Faced | The Finished Star |
| 53 | Zou Yuan | The Dragon from the Forest | Chou Yuen | Dragon Out of the Wood | The Short Star |
| 54 | Zou Run | The One-Horned Dragon | Chou Jun | The One-Horned Dragon | The Corner Star |
| 55 | Zhu Gui | The Dry-Land Crocodile | Chu Kuei | The Dry Land Water Beast | The Prisoner Star |
| 56 | Zhu Fu | The Smiling Tiger | Chu Fu | The Smiling-Faced Tiger | The Hoarding Star |
| 57 | Shi En | The Golden-Eyed Tiger Cub | Shih En | The Golden-Eyed Tiger Cub | The Hiding Star |
| 58 | Cai Fu | The Iron Arm | Ts'ai Fu | The Iron Armed | The Smooth Star |
| 59 | Cai Qing | The Single Blossom | Ts'ai Ch'ing | The Single Flower | The Wounded Star |
| 60 | Li Li | Hell's Summoner | Li Li | The Pursuing God of Death | The Serving Star |
| 61 | Li Yun | The Black-Eyed Tiger | Li Yün | The Blue-Eyed Tiger | The Searching Star |
| 62 | Jiao Ting | The Merciless | Chiao T'ing | The Faceless | The Fierce Star |
| 63 | Shi Yong | The Stone-Face General | Shih Yung | The Stone Warrior | The Ugly Star |
| 64 | Sun Xin | The Junior General | Sheng Sing | The Lesser Yü Tse | The Mathematic Star |
| 65 | Mistress Gu | The Tigress | The Goodwife Ku | The Female Tiger | The Shadowy Star |
| 66 | Zhang Qing | The Vegetable Gardener | Chang Ch'ing | The Gardener | The Avenging Star |
| 67 | Sun Er Niang | The Witch | The Goodwife Sheng | The Female Savage | The Strong Star |
| 68 | Wang Dingliu | Lightning | Wang Ting Lu | The Lively Female | The Inferior Star |
| 69 | Yu Baosi | Spirit of the Dangerous Road | Ju Pao Ssu | The Vanguard God | The Mighty Star |
| 70 | Bai Sheng | The Daylight Rat | Pei Sheng | Rat in the Daylight | The Rat Star |
| 71 | Shi Qian | Flea on a Drum | Shih Ch'ien | Flea on a Drum | The Thieving Star |
| 72 | Duan Jingzhu | The Golden Dog | Tuan Ching Chu | The Yellow-Haired Dog | The Dog Star |