Scottie Barnes vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Scottie Barnes 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

Scottie Barnes

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Barnes: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Barnes 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Scottie Barnes 3 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Scottie Barnes 1 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Scottie Barnes 1 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Scottie Barnes 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 16.6 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 7.4 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.7 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 3,504 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 1,563 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 990 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 238 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 204 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Scottie Barnes 211 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .474 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .311 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .764 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 19.9 (2024) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 8.2 (2024) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 6.1 (2024) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.3 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.5 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 51 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 36 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 17 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Scottie Barnes 4 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .429 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .167 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .813 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 (2022) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 (2022) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 (2022) 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.