Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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
K. Caldwell-Pope: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships K. Caldwell-Pope 2 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons K. Caldwell-Pope 13 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played K. Caldwell-Pope 6 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games K. Caldwell-Pope 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 11.1 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 3.0 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.8 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points K. Caldwell-Pope 10,362 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds K. Caldwell-Pope 2,765 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists K. Caldwell-Pope 1,732 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals K. Caldwell-Pope 1,076 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks K. Caldwell-Pope 270 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games K. Caldwell-Pope 937 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .427 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .366 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .824 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 14.5 (2016) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 5.2 (2018) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 3.2 (2026) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.5 (2023) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.6 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 9.7 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.8 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.7 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points K. Caldwell-Pope 651 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds K. Caldwell-Pope 190 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists K. Caldwell-Pope 115 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals K. Caldwell-Pope 83 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks K. Caldwell-Pope 26 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games K. Caldwell-Pope 67 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .418 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .358 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .843 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 15.3 (2016) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 4.3 (2016) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.8 (2016) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.8 (2016) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.7 (2023) 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.