George Gervin vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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.

John Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 John Wetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 John Wetzel 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 John Wetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals George Gervin 941 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists George Gervin 186 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals George Gervin 69 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.