Kobe Bryant vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Vern Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Vern Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Vern Gardner 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.