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Vern Gardner

Vernon B. Gardner (Vern)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
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 Pos 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 SG 63 313 916 .342 227 296 .767 119 236 853
1950-51 25 PHW NBA SG 61 129 383 .337 69 97 .711 237 89 149 327
1951-52 26 PHW NBA SG 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 Pos 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 SG 63 5.0 14.5 .342 3.6 4.7 .767 1.9 3.7 13.5
1950-51 25 PHW NBA SG 61 2.1 6.3 .337 1.1 1.6 .711 3.9 1.5 2.4 5.4
1951-52 26 PHW NBA SG 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 Pos 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 SG 63 .342 .767
1950-51 25 PHW NBA SG 61 .337 .711
1951-52 26 PHW NBA SG 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 Pos 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 SG 63 .408 .342 2.2 3.6 5.9
1950-51 25 PHW NBA SG 61 .384 .337 -0.3 1.9 1.6
1951-52 26 PHW NBA SG 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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 2 15 44 .341 6 9 .667 2 11 36
1950-51 25 PHW NBA SG 2 4 8 .500 3 3 1.000 4 0 8 11
1951-52 26 PHW NBA SG 3 77 7 19 .368 10 11 .909 14 3 14 24
Career NBA 7 77 26 71 .366 19 23 .826 18 5 33 71

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 2 7.5 22.0 .341 3.0 4.5 .667 1.0 5.5 18.0
1950-51 25 PHW NBA SG 2 2.0 4.0 .500 1.5 1.5 1.000 2.0 0.0 4.0 5.5
1951-52 26 PHW NBA SG 3 25.7 2.3 6.3 .368 3.3 3.7 .909 4.7 1.0 4.7 8.0
Career NBA 7 25.7 3.7 10.1 .366 2.7 3.3 .826 3.6 0.7 4.7 10.1

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 2 .341 .667
1950-51 25 PHW NBA SG 2 .500 1.000
1951-52 26 PHW NBA SG 3 77 3.3 8.9 .368 4.7 5.1 .909 6.5 1.4 6.5 11.2
Career NBA 7 77 3.3 8.9 .366 4.7 5.1 .826 6.5 1.4 6.5 11.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 2 .375 .341 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1950-51 25 PHW NBA SG 2 .590 .500 0.1 0.0 0.1
1951-52 26 PHW NBA SG 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 2012-13)
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
Larry Sanders 78.7 6.0 1.0 1.0
Don MacLean 68.0 5.6 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2
Danny Green 64.7 5.9 4.5 0.2 0.1
Bill Closs 63.1 4.4 2.8 0.0
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
Landry Fields 60.1 5.3 3.4 1.1

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.

Links

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