Vern Gardner vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Vern Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Gardner 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Vern Gardner 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Vern Gardner 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Vern Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Vern Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.