Vern Gardner vs. Damian Lillard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Damian Lillard 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.

Damian Lillard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Damian Lillard 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Damian Lillard 12

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Damian Lillard 9

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Damian Lillard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Damian Lillard 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Damian Lillard 7

Rookie of The Year Vern Gardner 0 * Damian Lillard 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Damian Lillard 25.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Damian Lillard 4.2

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Damian Lillard 6.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Damian Lillard 21,151

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Damian Lillard 3,573

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Damian Lillard 5,659

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 804

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 257

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Damian Lillard 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Damian Lillard .438

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard .371

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Damian Lillard .897

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Damian Lillard 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Damian Lillard 4.5

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Damian Lillard 6.2

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.2

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Damian Lillard 1,666

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Damian Lillard 286

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Damian Lillard 396

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 76

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 19

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Damian Lillard 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Damian Lillard .412

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard .374

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Damian Lillard .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021)

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.