Eric Bledsoe vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Eric Bledsoe 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

Eric Bledsoe

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Bledsoe: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Bledsoe 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Eric Bledsoe 12 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Eric Bledsoe 5 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Eric Bledsoe 0 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Eric Bledsoe 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eric Bledsoe 2 Earl Gardner 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.7 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 10,348 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 2,937 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 3,545 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 1,028 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 344 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 756 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .452 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .336 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .784 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 21.1 (2017) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.2 (2015) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 6.3 (2017) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 2.0 (2016) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.7 (2013) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 11.1 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.8 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 531 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 163 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 184 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 49 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 25 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 48 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .441 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .254 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .712 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 (2019) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.6 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.9 (2020) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.2 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.9 (2018) Earl Gardner - n/a **

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.