Cade Cunningham vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Cade Cunningham 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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Vern Gardner - n/a **

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.