Earl Gardner vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell 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.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Earl Gardner 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 D'Angelo Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 D'Angelo Russell 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 2.9

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 D'Angelo Russell 4.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 D'Angelo Russell 453

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 94

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 D'Angelo Russell 153

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 31

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 7

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 D'Angelo Russell 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 D'Angelo Russell .388

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .327

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 D'Angelo Russell .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (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.