Stephen Curry vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Earl Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Earl Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Earl Gardner 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.