Paolo Banchero vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Paolo Banchero 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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.2 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.3 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 151 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 44 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 26 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Paolo Banchero 6 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .479 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .382 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .710 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.2 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.3 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.3 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.5 (2024) 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.