Earl Gardner vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving 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.

Kyrie Irving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Kyrie Irving 13

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Kyrie Irving 7

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Kyrie Irving 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Kyrie Irving 3

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Kyrie Irving 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Kyrie Irving 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 4.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Kyrie Irving 5.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Kyrie Irving 17,199

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 2,933

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Kyrie Irving 4,134

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 956

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 314

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Kyrie Irving 729

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Kyrie Irving .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Kyrie Irving 23.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Kyrie Irving 4.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Kyrie Irving 1,883

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 306

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Kyrie Irving 386

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 116

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 48

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Kyrie Irving 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Kyrie Irving .459

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .398

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Kyrie Irving .888

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Kyrie Irving 26.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)

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.