Earl Gardner vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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 Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Earl Gardner 0 * George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.