Earl Gardner vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Earl Gardner 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Earl Gardner 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Chris Paul 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 200

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 31

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)

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.