Vern Gardner vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

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.