Desmond Bane vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) 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.