Dave Bing vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Dave Bing 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

Dave Bing

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Vern Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Vern Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.