George Gervin vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Bill Thieben 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Bill Thieben - n/a **

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.