Vern Gardner vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Vern Gardner, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Vern Gardner and Austin Reaves both played 3 years in the NBA. Vern Gardner had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Vern Gardner 3 3 1949-50 to 1951-52
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Vern Gardner Austin Reaves
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Philadelphia WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vern Gardner 63 - 13.5 - - - 1.9 - - - 3.7 5.0 14.5 .342 - - - 3.6 4.7 .767
Austin Reaves 61 23.2 7.3 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.2 .459 0.9 2.7 .317 1.6 1.9 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vern Gardner 2 - 18.0 - - - 1.0 - - - 5.5 7.5 22.0 .341 - - - 3.0 4.5 .667
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Vern Gardner Austin Reaves
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Philadelphia WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vern Gardner 61 - 5.4 - - 3.9 1.5 - - - 2.4 2.1 6.3 .337 - - - 1.1 1.6 .711
Austin Reaves 64 28.8 13.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 7.7 .529 1.3 3.4 .398 3.6 4.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vern Gardner 2 - 5.5 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 4.0 2.0 4.0 .500 - - - 1.5 1.5 1.000
Austin Reaves 16 36.2 16.9 1.3 3.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.6 12.1 .464 2.4 5.5 .443 3.2 3.6 .895

Season 3
Vern Gardner Austin Reaves
Season 1951-522023-24
Team Philadelphia WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vern Gardner 27 18.8 5.9 - - 4.1 1.4 - - - 2.2 2.7 7.2 .371 - - - 0.6 0.9 .652
Austin Reaves 82 32.1 15.9 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vern Gardner 3 25.7 8.0 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 4.7 2.3 6.3 .368 - - - 3.3 3.7 .909
Austin Reaves 5 34.8 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.4 5.2 .269 3.4 3.8 .895
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