Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Earl Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 6 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 8 Earl Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Earl Gardner 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Earl Gardner - n/a **

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.