Kristaps Porzingis vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward and Kristaps Porzingis 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
Kristaps Porzingis: 2015-16 to 2025-26
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kristaps Porzingis 1 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Kristaps Porzingis 10 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Kristaps Porzingis 4 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Kristaps Porzingis 1 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 7.7 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.9 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.7 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 10,088 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 3,961 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 953 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 371 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 930 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 514 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .462 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .366 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .830 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.2 (2023) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 9.5 (2020) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 3.1 (2026) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 (2023) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.4 (2018) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 5.2 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 334 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 146 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 27 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 24 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 28 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 28 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .430 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .313 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .798 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.7 (2020) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 8.7 (2020) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.6 (2024) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.