Forest Able vs. George Gervin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Gervin and Forest Able that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Forest Able

vs.

George Gervin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Forest Able: 1956-57 to 1956-57
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Forest Able 0 George Gervin 0

NBA Seasons Forest Able 1 George Gervin 10

Playoffs Played Forest Able 0 George Gervin 9

All-Star Games Forest Able 0 George Gervin 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Forest Able 0 George Gervin 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Forest Able 0 George Gervin 7

Scoring Leader Forest Able 0 George Gervin 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Forest Able 0.0 George Gervin 26.2

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able 1.0 George Gervin 4.6

Assists Per Game Forest Able 1.0 George Gervin 2.8

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Forest Able 0 George Gervin 20,708

Total Rebounds Forest Able 1 George Gervin 3,607

Total Assists Forest Able 1 George Gervin 2,214

Total Steals Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 941

Total Blocks Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 670

Total Games Forest Able 1 George Gervin 791

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Forest Able .000 George Gervin .511

3-Point Percentage Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin .297 *

Free Throw Percentage Forest Able - George Gervin .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Forest Able 0.0 (1957) George Gervin 33.1 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able 1.0 (1957) George Gervin 5.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Forest Able 1.0 (1957) George Gervin 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 1.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Forest Able - George Gervin 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able - George Gervin 5.8

Assists Per Game Forest Able - George Gervin 3.2

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Forest Able - George Gervin 1,592

Total Rebounds Forest Able - George Gervin 341

Total Assists Forest Able - George Gervin 186

Total Steals Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 69

Total Blocks Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 52

Total Games Forest Able 0 George Gervin 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Forest Able - George Gervin .508

3-Point Percentage Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Forest Able - George Gervin .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Forest Able - George Gervin 33.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able - George Gervin 7.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Forest Able - George Gervin 4.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** George Gervin 2.7 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.