Marvin Bagley III vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Marvin Bagley III 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

Marvin Bagley III

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marvin Bagley III: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marvin Bagley III 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Marvin Bagley III 6 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Marvin Bagley III 0 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 13.0 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.0 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.9 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III 3,343 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III 1,805 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III 242 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III 121 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III 173 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 258 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III .518 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III .296 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III .692 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 14.9 (2019) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.6 (2019) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.1 (2024) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 (2019) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.0 (2019) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - 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.