Vince Carter vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Vince Carter 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

Vince Carter

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Carter: 1998-99 to 2019-20
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Carter 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Vince Carter 22 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Vince Carter 11 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Vince Carter 8 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 2 Earl Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Vince Carter 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 16.7 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 4.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.1 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 25,728 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 6,606 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Vince Carter 4,714 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Vince Carter 1,530 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Vince Carter 888 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Vince Carter 1,541 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .435 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .371 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .798 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 27.6 (2001) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 6.0 (2007) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 5.1 (2008) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.6 (2002) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.5 (1999) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 18.1 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 5.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.4 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 1,593 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 477 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Vince Carter 295 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Vince Carter 94 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Vince Carter 47 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Vince Carter 88 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .416 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .338 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .796 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 29.6 (2006) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 8.5 (2005) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 6.3 (2000) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 2.3 (2005) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.7 (2001) 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.