George Gervin vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Mel Riebe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Mel Riebe 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Mel Riebe - 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.