George Gervin vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Ed Sadowski 1

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Ed Sadowski - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.