Earl Gardner vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young 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.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Nick Young 687

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 394

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 135

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 26

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Nick Young 8

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 6

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 4

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Nick Young 0.4 (2012)

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.