Elton Brand vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Elton Brand 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

Elton Brand

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Vern Gardner 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.