DeMar DeRozan vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and DeMar DeRozan 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

DeMar DeRozan

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 15 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.2 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 23,582 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 4,910 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,527 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,108 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 361 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,110 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .296 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .841 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) 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.