Paolo Banchero vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Paolo Banchero 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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.0 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.5 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 85 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 28 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 18 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Paolo Banchero 4 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .455 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .318 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .615 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 (2024) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.0 (2024) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.5 (2024) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.0 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 (2024) 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.