De'Aaron Fox vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and De'Aaron Fox 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
De'Aaron Fox: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Aaron Fox 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons De'Aaron Fox 9 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played De'Aaron Fox 1 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games De'Aaron Fox 1 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) De'Aaron Fox 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 21.5 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 3.9 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 6.1 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 1.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 11,805 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 2,144 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 3,367 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 780 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 226 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 548 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .470 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .333 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .749 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 26.6 (2024) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 4.8 (2025) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.3 (2019) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.0 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2019) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 192 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 38 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 54 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 15 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 7 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .424 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .333 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .756 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 (2023) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 (2023) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 (2023) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 (2023) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2023) 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.