George Gervin vs. Sonny Hertzberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Hertzberg 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.

Sonny Hertzberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Sonny Hertzberg 5

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Sonny Hertzberg 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Sonny Hertzberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Sonny Hertzberg 2.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Sonny Hertzberg 2,563

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Sonny Hertzberg 260 *

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Sonny Hertzberg 618

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Sonny Hertzberg 293

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Sonny Hertzberg .299

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Sonny Hertzberg .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Sonny Hertzberg 9.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Sonny Hertzberg 1.9

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Sonny Hertzberg 164

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Sonny Hertzberg 2 *

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Sonny Hertzberg 35

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Sonny Hertzberg 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Sonny Hertzberg .294

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Sonny Hertzberg .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Sonny Hertzberg - 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.