Tim Duncan vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Vern Gardner 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Vern Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Vern Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Vern Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Vern Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.