RJ Barrett vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.