George Gervin vs. David Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David 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.

David Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 David Rivers 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 David Rivers 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 David Rivers 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 David Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 David Rivers 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 David Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 David Rivers 3.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 David Rivers 1.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 David Rivers 2.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 David Rivers 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 David Rivers 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 David Rivers 383

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 David Rivers 147

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 David Rivers 282

Total Steals George Gervin 941 David Rivers 61

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 David Rivers 10

Total Games George Gervin 791 David Rivers 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 David Rivers .398

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * David Rivers .083

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 David Rivers .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) David Rivers 4.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) David Rivers 1.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) David Rivers 3.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) David Rivers 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) David Rivers 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 David Rivers 2.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 David Rivers 0.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 David Rivers 1.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 David Rivers 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 David Rivers 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 David Rivers 15

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 David Rivers 4

Total Assists George Gervin 186 David Rivers 6

Total Steals George Gervin 69 David Rivers 0

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 David Rivers 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 David Rivers 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 David Rivers .333

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * David Rivers .000

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 David Rivers .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) David Rivers 2.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) David Rivers 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) David Rivers 1.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) David Rivers 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) David Rivers 0.0 (1989)

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