Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Earl Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Earl Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Earl Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Earl Gardner 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Earl Gardner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.