Paul Arizin vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Vern Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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.