Dillon Brooks vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Dillon Brooks 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

Dillon Brooks

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dillon Brooks: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dillon Brooks 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Dillon Brooks 7 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Dillon Brooks 3 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Dillon Brooks 0 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dillon Brooks 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 14.2 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.2 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.0 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dillon Brooks 5,917 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Dillon Brooks 1,319 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Dillon Brooks 854 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Dillon Brooks 389 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dillon Brooks 108 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Dillon Brooks 417 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dillon Brooks .418 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Dillon Brooks .345 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dillon Brooks .802 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 18.4 (2022) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.4 (2024) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.8 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 1.2 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.4 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 16.0 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.1 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.4 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dillon Brooks 353 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Dillon Brooks 69 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Dillon Brooks 52 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Dillon Brooks 19 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dillon Brooks 5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Dillon Brooks 22 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dillon Brooks .387 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Dillon Brooks .321 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dillon Brooks .724 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 25.8 (2021) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 4.2 (2021) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.7 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 1.4 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.4 (2021) 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.