Earl Gardner vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Jayson Tatum 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Jayson Tatum 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Jayson Tatum 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 7.9

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Jayson Tatum 4.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Jayson Tatum 2,600

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 858

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Jayson Tatum 513

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 121

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 97

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Jayson Tatum 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Jayson Tatum .443

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .349

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Jayson Tatum .834

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (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.