Earl Gardner vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 230

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 121

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 6

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.