Cade Cunningham vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Cade Cunningham 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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - 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.