Jaylen Brown vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Jaylen Brown 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

Jaylen Brown

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 8 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 7 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 3 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.6 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.4 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 10,038 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 2,840 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,303 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 539 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 209 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Jaylen Brown 540 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .480 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .364 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .720 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 26.6 (2023) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.6 (2024) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.4 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.6 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.3 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 2,025 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 615 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 252 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 105 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 44 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Jaylen Brown 110 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .482 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .360 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .725 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 23.1 (2022) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 7.5 (2020) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.5 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2024) 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.