George Gervin vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Austin Rivers 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games George Gervin 791 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games George Gervin 59 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.