Bam Adebayo vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.