Earl Gardner vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.