Vern Gardner vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Vern Gardner 0 Steve Nash 5

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 102

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 14

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

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.