Luka Doncic vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Vern Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Vern Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.2 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.3 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.0 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,062 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 307 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Luka Doncic 264 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Luka Doncic 48 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 17 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Luka Doncic 33 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .465 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .348 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .710 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) 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.