Vern Gardner vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio 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.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)

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.