Clint Capela vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Clint Capela 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

Clint Capela

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clint Capela: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clint Capela 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Clint Capela 10 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Clint Capela 8 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Clint Capela 0 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Rebounds Leader Clint Capela 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.3 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 10.7 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 7,466 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 6,516 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Clint Capela 614 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Clint Capela 416 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Clint Capela 898 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Clint Capela 609 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .621 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .545 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 16.6 (2019) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 14.3 (2021) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.4 (2019) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.8 (2020) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.0 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 8.5 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 8.4 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 0.9 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 739 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 734 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Clint Capela 77 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Clint Capela 50 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Clint Capela 110 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Clint Capela 87 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .602 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .495 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.7 (2018) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 11.6 (2018) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 (2019) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 (2023) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.5 (2017) 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.