| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 8.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Vern Gardner GF
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 200 lbs (91kg)
Born: Mar 14, 1925 (Passed away Aug 26, 1987, aged 62)
Hometown: Afton, Wyoming
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1949 Round 1, Pick 6, Philadelphia Warriors
Pre-Draft Team: Utah (Sr)
High School: Star Valley High School (Afton, Wyoming)
Vern Gardner Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 34.4% | .0% | 74.8% |
NBA Career
3 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 63 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | - | - | - | .342 | - | .767 |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 61 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | - | - | - | .337 | - | .711 |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 27 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 1.4 | - | - | - | .371 | - | .652 |
| CAREER | 151 | 18.8 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | .344 | - | .748 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 63 | - | 0.0 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 14.5 | .342 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.7 | .767 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.9 | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 61 | - | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 6.3 | .337 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.6 | .711 | - | - | 3.9 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 27 | - | 18.8 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 7.2 | .371 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.9 | .652 | - | - | 4.1 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| CAREER | 151 | - | 18.8 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 9.9 | .344 | - | - | - | 2.1 | 2.8 | .748 | - | - | 4.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 63 | - | 0 | 853 | 313 | 916 | .342 | - | - | - | 227 | 296 | .767 | - | - | 0 | 119 | - | - | - | 236 |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 61 | - | 0 | 327 | 129 | 383 | .337 | - | - | - | 69 | 97 | .711 | - | - | 237 | 89 | - | - | - | 149 |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 27 | - | 507 | 159 | 72 | 194 | .371 | - | - | - | 15 | 23 | .652 | - | - | 112 | 37 | - | - | - | 60 |
| CAREER | 151 | - | 507 | 1,339 | 514 | 1,493 | .344 | - | - | - | 311 | 416 | .748 | - | - | 349 | 245 | - | - | - | 445 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 63 | - | .408 | .342 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.9 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 61 | - | .384 | .337 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104.8 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 27 | - | .389 | .371 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.3 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 14.8 |
| CAREER | 151 | - | .399 | .344 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.2 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 14.8 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 63 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | - | - | 0.3 | 25 | 38 | .397 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 61 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .110 | - | - | 0.3 | 35 | 24 | .593 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 27 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | - | - | 0.1 | 14 | 13 | .519 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| CAREER | 151 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .131 | - | - | 0.3 | 74 | 75 | .497 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 7.4 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 2 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | .341 | - | .667 |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 2 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | .500 | - | 1.000 |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 3 | 25.7 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | - | - | - | .368 | - | .909 |
| CAREER | 7 | 25.7 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 0.7 | - | - | - | .366 | - | .826 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 2 | - | 0.0 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 22.0 | .341 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 4.5 | .667 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 2 | - | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .500 | - | - | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.000 | - | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 3 | - | 25.7 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .368 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 3.7 | .909 | - | - | 4.7 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| CAREER | 7 | - | 25.7 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 10.1 | .366 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 3.3 | .826 | - | - | 3.6 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 2 | - | 0 | 36 | 15 | 44 | .341 | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | .667 | - | - | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 2 | - | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | .500 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 3 | - | 77 | 24 | 7 | 19 | .368 | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | .909 | - | - | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | 14 |
| CAREER | 7 | - | 77 | 71 | 26 | 71 | .366 | - | - | - | 19 | 23 | .826 | - | - | 18 | 5 | - | - | - | 33 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 2 | - | .375 | .341 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 2 | - | .590 | .500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150.0 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 3 | - | .503 | .368 | - | - | - | 8.1 | - | - | - | - | 127.8 | - | 1.3 | - | - | 11.8 |
| CAREER | 7 | - | .438 | .366 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 11.8 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 24 | PHI | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | - | - | - |
| 1950-51 | 25 | PHI | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .074 | - | - | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | .000 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 26 | PHI | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .122 | - | - | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 |
| CAREER | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .168 | - | - | 0.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1949 | The Philadelphia Warriors selected Vern Gardner in Round 1 with Pick 6 in the 1949 NBA Draft. |
| Sep 1, 1949 | Vern Gardner signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors. |
| Jul 1, 1952 | Vern Gardner, previously with the Philadelphia Warriors, became a free agent. |
| Aug 26, 1987 | Vern Gardner passed away. He was 62 years old at the time of his death. |
NCAA Career
College: Utah (1949)
NCAA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x National Invitation Tournament MVP | 1947 |