George Gervin

George Gervin Hall of Fame · 1996 Top 75

San Antonio Spurs

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
26.2
2.50× era #10 all-time
peak 1981-82 · 3.20×
RPG
4.6
1.04× era
peak 1981-82 · 1.23×
APG
2.8
1.13× era
peak 1977-78 · 1.54×
SPG
1.2
BPG
0.9

Shooting Percentages

FG%
51.0%
3P%
18.3%
FT%
84.5%

Career Totals

Games Played
791
Total Points
20715
Total Rebounds
3602
Total Assists
2225
Total Steals
936
Total Blocks
675

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG81726351976-771981-821985-861976-77: 23.1 PPG1977-78: 27.2 PPG1978-79: 29.6 PPG1979-80: 33.1 PPG1980-81: 27.1 PPG1981-82: 32.3 PPG1982-83: 26.2 PPG1983-84: 25.9 PPG1984-85: 21.2 PPG1985-86: 16.2 PPG1976-77: 5.5 RPG1977-78: 5.1 RPG1978-79: 5.0 RPG1979-80: 5.2 RPG1980-81: 5.1 RPG1981-82: 5.0 RPG1982-83: 4.6 RPG1983-84: 4.1 RPG1984-85: 3.2 RPG1985-86: 2.6 RPG1976-77: 2.9 APG1977-78: 3.7 APG1978-79: 2.7 APG1979-80: 2.6 APG1980-81: 3.2 APG1981-82: 2.4 APG1982-83: 3.4 APG1983-84: 2.9 APG1984-85: 2.5 APG1985-86: 1.8 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
57.2%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
51.3%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 59
PPG 27.0
RPG 5.8
APG 3.2
FG% 49.4%
3P% 0.0%
FT% 79.5%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • All-NBA 1st Team ×5 1981-82, 1980-81, 1979-80, 1978-79, 1977-78
  • All-NBA 2nd Team ×4 1982-83, 1976-77, 1975-76, 1974-75
  • All-Rookie 1st Team 1972-73
  • All-Star ×9 1984-85, 1983-84, 1982-83, 1981-82, 1980-81, 1979-80, 1978-79, 1977-78, 1976-77

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1985-86 CHI 82 25.2 16.2 2.6 1.8 0.6 0.3 47.2% 21.1% 87.9%
1984-85 SAN 72 29.0 21.2 3.2 2.5 0.9 0.7 50.8% 0.0% 84.4%
1983-84 SAN 76 34.0 25.9 4.1 2.9 1.0 0.6 49.0% 41.7% 84.2%
1982-83 SAN 78 36.3 26.2 4.6 3.4 1.1 0.9 48.7% 36.4% 85.3%
1981-82 SAN 79 35.7 32.3 5.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 50.0% 27.8% 86.4%
1980-81 SAN 82 33.7 27.1 5.1 3.2 1.1 0.7 49.2% 25.7% 82.6%
1979-80 SAN 78 37.6 33.1 5.2 2.6 1.4 1.0 52.8% 31.4% 85.2%
1978-79 SAN 80 36.1 29.6 5.0 2.7 1.7 1.1 54.1% 0.0% 82.6%
1977-78 SAN 82 34.8 27.2 5.1 3.7 1.7 1.3 53.6% 0.0% 83.0%
1976-77 SAN 82 33.0 23.1 5.5 2.9 1.3 1.3 54.4% 0.0% 83.3%

Players Like George Gervin

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Alex English 1976 – 1990 21.5p 5.5r 3.6a 2 David Thompson 1976 – 1983 22.1p 3.8r 3.2a 3 Reggie Lewis 1987 – 1992 17.6p 4.3r 2.5a 4 James Worthy 1982 – 1993 17.6p 5.1r 3.0a 5 Tom Chambers 1981 – 1997 18.1p 6.0r 2.1a