Steven Adams vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.