Clyde Drexler vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Clyde Drexler 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

Clyde Drexler

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Drexler 1 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Clyde Drexler 15 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Clyde Drexler 15 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Clyde Drexler 10 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Clyde Drexler 1 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 5 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 5.6 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 22,195 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 6,677 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 6,125 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 2,207 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 719 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Clyde Drexler 1,086 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .472 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .318 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .788 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 2,963 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 1,002 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 891 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 278 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 108 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Clyde Drexler 145 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .447 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .288 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .787 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993) 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.