Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Gerry Ward 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gerry Ward 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Gerry Ward 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Gerry Ward 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Gerry Ward 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gerry Ward 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Gerry Ward 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.