Earl Gardner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Earl Gardner 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.