Vern Gardner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vern Gardner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vern Gardner 0 Jerry West 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 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.