Earl Gardner vs. Damian Lillard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Damian Lillard 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.

Damian Lillard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Damian Lillard 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Damian Lillard 12

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Damian Lillard 9

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Damian Lillard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Damian Lillard 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Damian Lillard 7

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Damian Lillard 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Damian Lillard 25.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 4.2

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Damian Lillard 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Damian Lillard 21,151

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 3,573

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Damian Lillard 5,659

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 804

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 257

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Damian Lillard 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Damian Lillard .438

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard .371

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Damian Lillard .897

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Damian Lillard 26.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 4.4

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Damian Lillard 6.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Damian Lillard 1,694

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 288

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Damian Lillard 400

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 76

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 19

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Damian Lillard 65

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Damian Lillard .412

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard .373

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Damian Lillard .894

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021)

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.