Vern Gardner vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Dwyane Wade 3

Scoring Leader Vern Gardner 0 Dwyane Wade 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)

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.