Mikal Bridges vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Earl Gardner 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (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.