Vern Gardner vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Vern Gardner 0 * Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Vern Gardner 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 83

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.