Earl Gardner vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Earl Gardner 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Earl Gardner 0 * John Stockton 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 315

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 608

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 50

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.