Luka Doncic vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Earl Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Earl Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.1 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.1 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,090 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 314 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Luka Doncic 277 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Luka Doncic 49 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 18 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Luka Doncic 34 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .461 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .340 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .714 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) 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.