Earl Gardner vs. Tim Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Hardaway 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.

Tim Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Tim Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Tim Hardaway 13

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Tim Hardaway 9

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Tim Hardaway 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Tim Hardaway 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Tim Hardaway 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Tim Hardaway 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 3.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Tim Hardaway 8.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Tim Hardaway 15,373

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 2,855

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Tim Hardaway 7,095

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 1,428

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 129

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Tim Hardaway 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Tim Hardaway .431

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .355

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Tim Hardaway .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Tim Hardaway 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 3.1

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Tim Hardaway 6.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Tim Hardaway 943

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 172

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Tim Hardaway 382

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 88

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 9

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Tim Hardaway 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Tim Hardaway .393

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .320

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Tim Hardaway .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991)

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.