Earl Gardner vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant 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.

Ja Morant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Ja Morant 5

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Ja Morant 3

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Ja Morant 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Ja Morant 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 Ja Morant 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 4.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Ja Morant 5,783

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 1,243

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Ja Morant 1,903

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 254

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 74

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Ja Morant 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Ja Morant .472

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant .318

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Ja Morant .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Ja Morant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 6.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Ja Morant 8.6

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Ja Morant 518

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 130

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Ja Morant 164

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 29

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 5

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Ja Morant 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Ja Morant .449

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant .357

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Ja Morant .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.4 (2022)

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.