Rick Barry vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Earl Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Earl Gardner 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Earl Gardner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.