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Vern Gardner

Vernon B. Gardner (Vern)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: May 14, 1925 in Afton, Wyoming
Died: August 26, 1987
High School: Star Valley in Afton, Wyoming
College: University of Utah
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1949 BAA Draft
NBA Debut: November 2, 1949

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 24 PHW NBA 63 313 916 .342 227 296 .767 119 236 853
1950-51 25 PHW NBA 61 129 383 .337 69 97 .711 237 89 149 327
1951-52 26 PHW NBA 27 507 72 194 .371 15 23 .652 112 37 60 159
Career NBA 151 507 514 1493 .344 311 416 .748 349 245 445 1339

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 24 PHW NBA 63 5.0 14.5 .342 3.6 4.7 .767 1.9 3.7 13.5
1950-51 25 PHW NBA 61 2.1 6.3 .337 1.1 1.6 .711 3.9 1.5 2.4 5.4
1951-52 26 PHW NBA 27 18.8 2.7 7.2 .371 0.6 0.9 .652 4.1 1.4 2.2 5.9
Career NBA 151 18.8 3.4 9.9 .344 2.1 2.8 .748 4.0 1.6 2.9 8.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 24 PHW NBA 63 .342 .767
1950-51 25 PHW NBA 61 .337 .711
1951-52 26 PHW NBA 27 507 5.1 13.8 .371 1.1 1.6 .652 8.0 2.6 4.3 11.3
Career NBA 151 507 5.1 13.8 .344 1.1 1.6 .748 8.0 2.6 4.3 11.3

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1949-50 24 PHW NBA 63 .408 .342 2.2 3.6 5.9
1950-51 25 PHW NBA 61 .384 .337 -0.3 1.9 1.6
1951-52 26 PHW NBA 27 507 11.1 .389 .371 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.006
Career NBA 151 507 11.1 .399 .344 1.7 5.8 7.4 -0.006

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1949-50 24 PHW NBA 2 15 44 6 9 2 11 36 .341 .667 18.0 1.0
1950-51 25 PHW NBA 2 4 8 3 3 4 0 8 11 .500 1.000 5.5 2.0 0.0
1951-52 26 PHW NBA 3 77 7 19 10 11 14 3 14 24 .368 .909 25.7 8.0 4.7 1.0
Career NBA 7 77 26 71 19 23 18 5 33 71 .366 .826 25.7 10.1 3.6 0.7

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1949-50 24 PHW NBA 2 .375 .341 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1950-51 25 PHW NBA 2 .590 .500 0.1 0.0 0.1
1951-52 26 PHW NBA 3 77 11.2 .503 .368 8.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 .037
Career NBA 7 77 11.2 .438 .366 8.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 .037

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Vern Gardner 5.9 1.6 -0.1
Rich Jones 94.5 5.8 1.8 0.2
Jason Maxiell 91.1 6.3 1.8 -0.2
Alex Hannum 86.6 5.1 1.7
George Carter 85.7 6.4 2.2 0.0
Dick Mehen 85.0 5.6 1.9 0.6
Wah Wah Jones 84.7 5.9 2.1 0.8
Don MacLean 83.6 5.6 1.1 0.4
Ronald Franz 82.9 5.9 2.1 0.9
Irv Torgoff 82.6 5.4 1.0 0.1
Jamal Mashburn 80.9 6.3 0.9 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Vern Gardner 5.9 1.6 -0.1
Dick Mehen 85.0 5.6 1.9 0.6
Wah Wah Jones 84.7 5.9 2.1 0.8
Irv Torgoff 82.6 5.4 1.0 0.1
Josh McRoberts 76.3 4.9 1.5 0.4 0.1
Don MacLean 68.0 5.6 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2
Ersan Ilyasova 63.7 5.8 3.8 1.0
Bill Closs 63.1 4.4 2.8 0.0
Darrell Arthur 61.6 3.8 1.7 0.3
Don May 61.2 6.1 2.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0
Andy Johnson 60.9 4.6 1.8 1.3 0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1948-49 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

Transactions

March 21, 1949: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1949 BAA Draft.

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