Vern Gardner vs. Jason Kidd Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jason Kidd 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.

Jason Kidd

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jason Kidd: 1994-95 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Jason Kidd 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Jason Kidd 19

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Jason Kidd 17

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Jason Kidd 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Jason Kidd 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Jason Kidd 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * Jason Kidd 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Jason Kidd 9

Assists Leader Vern Gardner 0 Jason Kidd 5

Rookie of The Year Vern Gardner 0 * Jason Kidd 1

* Notes: 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 Vern Gardner 8.9 Jason Kidd 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Jason Kidd 6.3

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Jason Kidd 8.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 1.9

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Jason Kidd 17,529

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Jason Kidd 8,725

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Jason Kidd 12,091

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 2,684

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 450

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Jason Kidd 1,391

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Jason Kidd .400

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd .349

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Jason Kidd .785

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Jason Kidd 18.7 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Jason Kidd 8.2 (2007)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Jason Kidd 10.8 (1999)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 2.3 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 0.5 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Jason Kidd 12.9

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Jason Kidd 6.7

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Jason Kidd 8.0

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 1.9

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Jason Kidd 2,043

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Jason Kidd 1,058

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Jason Kidd 1,263

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 302

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 52

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Jason Kidd 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Jason Kidd .391

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd .322

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Jason Kidd .781

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Jason Kidd 20.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Jason Kidd 10.9 (2007)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Jason Kidd 13.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 4.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jason Kidd 0.5 (2004)

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.