Rick Barry vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Vern Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Vern Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Vern Gardner 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Vern Gardner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.