George Gervin vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Donald Royal 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Donald Royal 99

Total Games George Gervin 791 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Donald Royal 3

Total Games George Gervin 59 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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