George Gervin vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Fred Hetzel 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Fred Hetzel - 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.