RJ Barrett vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.