Steven Adams vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Steven Adams 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
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 12 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,859 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,278 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,173 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Steven Adams 660 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 716 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 782 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .585 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .537 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.