Earl Gardner vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Earl Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Earl Gardner 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Earl Gardner 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Earl Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.