Earl Gardner vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 115

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.