Earl Gardner vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.