Jimmy Butler vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Earl Gardner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Earl Gardner 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.