George Gervin vs. Tim Legler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Legler 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.

Tim Legler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Tim Legler: 1989-90 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Tim Legler 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Tim Legler 10

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Tim Legler 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Tim Legler 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Tim Legler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Tim Legler 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Tim Legler 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Tim Legler 7.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Tim Legler 1.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Tim Legler 1.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tim Legler 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Tim Legler 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Tim Legler 2,182

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Tim Legler 481

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Tim Legler 402

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Tim Legler 149

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Tim Legler 41

Total Games George Gervin 791 Tim Legler 310

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Tim Legler .447

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Tim Legler .431

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Tim Legler .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Tim Legler 9.4 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Tim Legler 1.8 (1996)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Tim Legler 1.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Tim Legler 0.7 (1993)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Tim Legler 0.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Tim Legler 0.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Tim Legler 0.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tim Legler 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Tim Legler 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Tim Legler 1

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Tim Legler 1

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Tim Legler 2

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Tim Legler 0

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Tim Legler 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 Tim Legler 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Tim Legler .000

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Tim Legler .000

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Tim Legler .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Tim Legler 0.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Tim Legler 0.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Tim Legler 0.0 (1997)

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