DeMarcus Cousins vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.