Vern Gardner vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.