Steve Francis vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Steve Francis 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steve Francis: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Francis 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Steve Francis 9 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Steve Francis 1 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Steve Francis 3 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Steve Francis 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 18.1 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 5.6 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 6.0 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 10,446 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 3,215 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Steve Francis 3,473 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Steve Francis 846 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Francis 223 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Steve Francis 576 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .341 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .797 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 21.6 (2002) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2002) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2005) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.8 (2001) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.5 (2003) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 96 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 42 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Steve Francis 38 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Steve Francis 7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Francis 1 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Steve Francis 5 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .412 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .725 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 (2004) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 (2004) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 (2004) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 (2004) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 (2004) 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.