Vern Gardner vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace 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.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Vern Gardner 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.