Earl Gardner vs. George Gervin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Gervin 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.

George Gervin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 George Gervin 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 George Gervin 10

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 George Gervin 9

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 George Gervin 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 George Gervin 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 George Gervin 7

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 George Gervin 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 George Gervin 26.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 4.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 George Gervin 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 George Gervin 20,708

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 3,607

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 George Gervin 2,214

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 941

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 670

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 George Gervin 791

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 George Gervin .511

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin .297 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 George Gervin .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) George Gervin 33.1 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 5.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) George Gervin 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 1.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 George Gervin 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 George Gervin 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 George Gervin 1,592

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 341

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 George Gervin 186

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 69

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 52

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 George Gervin 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 George Gervin .508

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 George Gervin .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) George Gervin 33.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 7.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) George Gervin 4.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Gervin 2.7 (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.