Kevin Durant vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Kevin Durant 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

Kevin Durant

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Durant: 2007-08 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Durant 2 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Durant 16 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Kevin Durant 13 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Kevin Durant 14 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Durant 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Kevin Durant 2 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Durant 6 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Durant 10 Earl Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Kevin Durant 4 Earl Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Kevin Durant 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Kevin Durant 1 * Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 27.3 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.4 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 28,924 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 7,454 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Durant 4,645 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Kevin Durant 1,124 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 1,196 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Durant 1,061 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .501 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .387 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .884 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 32.0 (2014) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 8.3 (2017) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.4 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.4 (2013) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.8 (2018) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 29.3 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.2 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 4,985 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 1,327 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Durant 709 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Kevin Durant 172 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 204 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Durant 170 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .477 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .356 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .868 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 34.3 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 9.3 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.3 (2013) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.5 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.6 (2021) 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.