Tim Duncan vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Earl Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Earl Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Earl Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.