Earl Gardner vs. Zach LaVine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach LaVine 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.

Zach LaVine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Zach LaVine 10

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Zach LaVine 1

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Zach LaVine 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Zach LaVine 20.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 4.1

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Zach LaVine 3.9

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Zach LaVine 11,866

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 2,350

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Zach LaVine 2,285

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 513

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 171

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Zach LaVine 580

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Zach LaVine .464

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine .382

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Zach LaVine .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Zach LaVine 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 5.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Zach LaVine 6.0

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Zach LaVine 77

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 21

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Zach LaVine 24

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 3

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 1

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Zach LaVine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Zach LaVine .429

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine .375

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Zach LaVine .933

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022)

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.