John Barber vs. George Gervin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Gervin and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

George Gervin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 George Gervin 0

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 George Gervin 10

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 George Gervin 9

All-Star Games John Barber 0 George Gervin 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 George Gervin 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 George Gervin 7

Scoring Leader John Barber 0 George Gervin 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 George Gervin 26.2

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 George Gervin 4.6

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 George Gervin 2.8

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 George Gervin 20,708

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 George Gervin 3,607

Total Assists John Barber 0 George Gervin 2,214

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 941

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 670

Total Games John Barber 5 George Gervin 791

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 George Gervin .511

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin .297 *

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 George Gervin .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) George Gervin 33.1 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) George Gervin 5.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) George Gervin 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 1.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - George Gervin 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - George Gervin 5.8

Assists Per Game John Barber - George Gervin 3.2

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - George Gervin 1,592

Total Rebounds John Barber - George Gervin 341

Total Assists John Barber - George Gervin 186

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 69

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 52

Total Games John Barber 0 George Gervin 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - George Gervin .508

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - George Gervin .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - George Gervin 33.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - George Gervin 7.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game John Barber - George Gervin 4.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** George Gervin 2.7 (1978)

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.