Patrick Ewing vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Vern Gardner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Vern Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.