Vern Gardner vs. Kevin Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Love 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.

Kevin Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Kevin Love 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Kevin Love 16

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Kevin Love 6

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Kevin Love 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Kevin Love 2

Rebounds Leader Vern Gardner 0 * Kevin Love 1

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Kevin Love 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Kevin Love 10.1

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Kevin Love 2.3

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Kevin Love 15,299

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Kevin Love 9,403

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Kevin Love 2,150

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 562

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 364

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Kevin Love 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Kevin Love .439

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love .369

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Kevin Love .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Kevin Love 26.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Kevin Love 15.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Kevin Love 4.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Kevin Love 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Kevin Love 8.3

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Kevin Love 1.6

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Kevin Love 1,112

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Kevin Love 734

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Kevin Love 144

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 55

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 41

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Kevin Love 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Kevin Love .400

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love .397

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Kevin Love .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Kevin Love 16.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Kevin Love 10.6 (2017)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Kevin Love 2.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 1.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

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.