George Gervin vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Carl Shaeffer 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.