Earl Gardner vs. Kevin Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Love 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 Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Kevin Love 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Kevin Love 16

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Kevin Love 6

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Kevin Love 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Kevin Love 2

Rebounds Leader Earl Gardner 0 * Kevin Love 1

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Kevin Love 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 10.1

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Kevin Love 2.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Kevin Love 15,299

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 9,403

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Kevin Love 2,150

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 562

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 364

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Kevin Love 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Kevin Love .439

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love .369

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Kevin Love .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Kevin Love 26.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 15.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Kevin Love 4.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Kevin Love 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 8.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Kevin Love 1.6

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Kevin Love 1,112

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 734

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Kevin Love 144

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 55

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 41

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Kevin Love 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Kevin Love .400

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love .397

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Kevin Love .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Kevin Love 16.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 10.6 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Kevin Love 2.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 1.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

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.