Wilt Chamberlain vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Earl Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Earl Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Earl Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Earl Gardner 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Earl Gardner 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Earl Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** 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.