Daniel Gafford vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Daniel Gafford 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

Daniel Gafford

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Daniel Gafford: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daniel Gafford 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Daniel Gafford 5 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Daniel Gafford 2 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Daniel Gafford 0 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 8.7 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 2,796 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 1,739 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 317 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 167 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 482 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Daniel Gafford 321 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .711 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford .000 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .668 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.0 (2024) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 7.6 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.9 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.1 (2024) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 9.6 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.7 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 250 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 148 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 18 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 11 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 43 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Daniel Gafford 26 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .674 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford - Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .629 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.8 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.8 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 (2024) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.0 (2021) 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.