Sam Cassell vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.