Earl Gardner vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Earl Gardner 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Michael Jordan 1

* 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. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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.