Alex Caruso vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Earl Gardner 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Earl Gardner - 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.