Earl Gardner vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.