Patrick Ewing vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Earl Gardner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Earl Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.