Jalen Duren vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Jalen Duren 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
Jalen Duren: 2022-23 to 2025-26
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Duren 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Duren 4 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Jalen Duren 1 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Jalen Duren 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 12.2 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.4 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.1 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 2,780 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 2,360 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Jalen Duren 471 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Jalen Duren 148 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 216 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Jalen Duren 228 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .653 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren .000 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .702 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 18.6 (2026) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 11.6 (2024) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.7 (2025) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.8 (2026) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.1 (2025) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.8 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.7 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 3.5 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 71 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 64 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Jalen Duren 21 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Jalen Duren 2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 10 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Jalen Duren 6 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .650 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .826 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.8 (2025) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.7 (2025) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 3.5 (2025) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.3 (2025) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 (2025) 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.