Cole Anthony vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Cole Anthony 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

Cole Anthony

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cole Anthony: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cole Anthony 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Cole Anthony 4 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Cole Anthony 1 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Cole Anthony 0 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 13.4 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 4.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 4.1 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cole Anthony 3,385 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Cole Anthony 1,168 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Cole Anthony 1,032 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Cole Anthony 177 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Cole Anthony 103 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Cole Anthony 253 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cole Anthony .418 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Cole Anthony .343 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cole Anthony .851 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 16.3 (2022) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 5.4 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 5.7 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.8 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.5 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 4.7 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 2.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 1.3 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cole Anthony 28 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Cole Anthony 13 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Cole Anthony 8 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Cole Anthony 4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Cole Anthony 0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Cole Anthony 6 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cole Anthony .278 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Cole Anthony .154 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cole Anthony .857 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 4.7 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 2.2 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 1.3 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.7 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.0 (2024) 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.