Jimmy Butler vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Vern Gardner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Vern Gardner 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.