Bob Cousy vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Earl Gardner 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Earl Gardner 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** 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.