Joe Dumars vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Vern Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Vern Gardner 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.