Paul Arizin vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Earl Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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.