Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vern Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Vern Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Vern Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vern Gardner 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vern Gardner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.