Vern Gardner vs. Kevin Garnett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Garnett 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.

Kevin Garnett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Kevin Garnett 21

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Kevin Garnett 14

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Kevin Garnett 1

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Kevin Garnett 12

Defensive Player of The Year Vern Gardner 0 * Kevin Garnett 1

Rebounds Leader Vern Gardner 0 * Kevin Garnett 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Kevin Garnett 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Kevin Garnett 10.0

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Kevin Garnett 3.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.3

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Kevin Garnett 26,071

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Kevin Garnett 14,662

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Kevin Garnett 5,445

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1,859

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2,037

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Kevin Garnett 1,462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Kevin Garnett .497

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .275

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Kevin Garnett 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Kevin Garnett 10.7

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Kevin Garnett 3.3

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.2

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Kevin Garnett 2,601

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Kevin Garnett 1,534

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Kevin Garnett 471

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 178

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 186

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Kevin Garnett 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Kevin Garnett .478

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .273

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998)

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.