Deandre Ayton vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Deandre Ayton 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

Deandre Ayton

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deandre Ayton 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Deandre Ayton 6 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Deandre Ayton 3 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Deandre Ayton 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 16.7 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.6 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 5,966 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 3,761 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 585 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 261 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 341 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 358 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .592 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .244 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .761 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 15.9 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.3 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 714 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 473 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 57 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 29 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 41 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 45 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .629 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .500 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .661 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.1 (2021) 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.