George Gervin vs. Neil Johnston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neil Johnston 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.

Neil Johnston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Neil Johnston: 1951-52 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Neil Johnston 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Neil Johnston 8

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Neil Johnston 4

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Neil Johnston 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Neil Johnston 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Neil Johnston 5

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Neil Johnston 3

Rebounds Leader George Gervin 0 Neil Johnston 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Neil Johnston 19.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Neil Johnston 11.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Neil Johnston 2.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Neil Johnston 10,023

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Neil Johnston 5,856

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Neil Johnston 1,269

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Neil Johnston 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Neil Johnston .444

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Neil Johnston .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Neil Johnston 24.4 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Neil Johnston 15.1 (1955)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Neil Johnston 3.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Neil Johnston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Neil Johnston 15.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Neil Johnston 11.2

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Neil Johnston 3.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Neil Johnston 344

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Neil Johnston 257

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Neil Johnston 75

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Neil Johnston 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Neil Johnston .390

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Neil Johnston .734

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Neil Johnston 20.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Neil Johnston 17.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Neil Johnston 5.1 (1956)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Neil Johnston - 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.