Stephen Curry vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Vern Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Vern Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Vern Gardner 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.