Lonzo Ball vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Lonzo Ball 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

Lonzo Ball

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonzo Ball: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonzo Ball 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Lonzo Ball 5 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Lonzo Ball 0 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Lonzo Ball 0 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 11.9 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 5.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.2 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball 2,995 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball 1,447 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Lonzo Ball 1,563 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Lonzo Ball 391 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball 162 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Lonzo Ball 252 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball .400 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Lonzo Ball .364 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball .578 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 14.6 (2021) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.9 (2018) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 7.2 (2018) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.8 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.9 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Lonzo Ball 0 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball - 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.