Earl Gardner vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Steals Leader Earl Gardner 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 498

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 125

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 112

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .476

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .433

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024)

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.