Walt Bellamy vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.