Vern Gardner vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

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.