Joe Dumars vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Earl Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Earl Gardner 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.