Monta Ellis vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (2015) 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.