Alex Caruso vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Vern Gardner 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.