Sam Cassell vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.