George Gervin vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 JaKarr Sampson 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals George Gervin 941 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games George Gervin 791 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists George Gervin 186 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals George Gervin 69 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

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