Earl Gardner vs. Jonas Valanciunas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas 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.

Jonas Valanciunas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Jonas Valanciunas 12

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Jonas Valanciunas 8

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Jonas Valanciunas 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 9.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Jonas Valanciunas 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Jonas Valanciunas 11,436

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 8,096

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Jonas Valanciunas 1,137

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 342

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 822

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Jonas Valanciunas 856

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Jonas Valanciunas .561

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas .348

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Jonas Valanciunas .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Jonas Valanciunas 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 10.1

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Jonas Valanciunas 1.1

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Jonas Valanciunas 764

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 585

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Jonas Valanciunas 65

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 27

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 47

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Jonas Valanciunas 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Jonas Valanciunas .547

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas .238

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Jonas Valanciunas .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Jonas Valanciunas 15.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018)

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.