Larry Bird vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Vern Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Vern Gardner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Vern Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.