Earl Gardner vs. Kevin Garnett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Garnett 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.

Kevin Garnett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Kevin Garnett 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Kevin Garnett 21

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Kevin Garnett 14

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Kevin Garnett 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 12

Defensive Player of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Kevin Garnett 1

Rebounds Leader Earl Gardner 0 * Kevin Garnett 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Kevin Garnett 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 10.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Kevin Garnett 3.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Kevin Garnett 26,071

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 14,662

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Kevin Garnett 5,445

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1,859

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2,037

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Kevin Garnett 1,462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Kevin Garnett .497

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .275

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Kevin Garnett 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 10.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Kevin Garnett 3.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Kevin Garnett 2,601

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1,534

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Kevin Garnett 471

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 178

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 186

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Kevin Garnett 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Kevin Garnett .478

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .273

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998)

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.