George Gervin vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Gene James 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Gene James 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Gene James 95

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Gene James 2

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Gene James - 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.