Vern Gardner vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.