Julius Erving vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Earl Gardner 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.