Earl Gardner vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Earl Gardner 0 Russell Westbrook 3

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Russell Westbrook 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 7.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Russell Westbrook 7.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Russell Westbrook 2,883

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 857

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Russell Westbrook 921

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 211

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Russell Westbrook 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Russell Westbrook .405

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .297

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Russell Westbrook .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.