Bam Adebayo vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Vern Gardner

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.1 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,160 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 649 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 242 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 72 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .527 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 21.7 (2024) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.