Vern Gardner vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (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.