George Gervin vs. Zach Randolph Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach Randolph and George Gervin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

George Gervin played 10 years in the NBA, 7 less than Zach Randolph, who played 17. George Gervin had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Zach Randolph had his rookie season in 2001-02. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
George Gervin 10 9 1976-77 to 1985-86
Zach Randolph 17 9 2001-02 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1976-772001-02
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 82 33.0 23.1 1.6 3.9 5.5 2.9 1.3 1.3 - 3.5 8.9 16.3 .544 - - - 5.4 6.5 .833
Zach Randolph 41 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.6 .449 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 2 31.0 25.0 2.5 3.0 5.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 - 4.5 9.5 22.0 .432 - - - 6.0 7.5 .800
Zach Randolph 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1977-782002-03
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 82 34.8 27.2 1.4 3.7 5.1 3.7 1.7 1.3 3.7 3.1 10.5 19.6 .536 - - - 6.1 7.4 .830
Zach Randolph 77 16.9 8.4 1.8 2.6 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 3.4 6.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.1 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 6 37.8 33.2 1.8 3.8 5.7 3.2 1.0 2.7 3.2 3.8 13.0 23.7 .549 - - - 7.2 9.3 .768
Zach Randolph 7 29.3 13.9 3.1 5.6 8.7 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.9 2.4 4.6 8.7 .525 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .892

Season 3

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1978-792003-04
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Most Improved Player
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 80 36.1 29.6 1.8 3.2 5.0 2.7 1.7 1.1 3.6 3.4 11.8 21.9 .541 - - - 5.9 7.1 .826
Zach Randolph 81 37.9 20.1 3.0 7.5 10.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 3.0 2.8 8.2 16.9 .485 0.0 0.1 .200 3.7 4.9 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 14 36.6 28.6 2.4 3.5 5.9 2.5 1.9 1.1 2.9 3.6 11.3 21.1 .536 - - - 6.0 7.4 .808
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 4

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1979-802004-05
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 78 37.6 33.1 2.0 3.2 5.2 2.6 1.4 1.0 3.3 2.7 13.1 24.9 .528 0.4 1.3 .314 6.5 7.6 .852
Zach Randolph 46 34.8 18.9 3.1 6.5 9.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 2.4 2.4 7.2 16.1 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.5 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 3 40.7 33.3 3.0 3.7 6.7 4.0 1.7 1.0 3.0 2.7 12.3 24.7 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 8.7 10.0 .867
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 5

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1980-812005-06
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 82 33.7 27.1 1.5 3.6 5.1 3.2 1.1 0.7 3.1 2.6 10.4 21.1 .492 0.1 0.4 .257 6.2 7.6 .826
Zach Randolph 74 34.4 18.0 2.6 5.4 8.0 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.2 16.6 .436 0.2 0.7 .291 3.3 4.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 7 39.1 27.1 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.4 0.7 0.7 2.9 2.7 11.0 22.0 .500 0.0 0.4 .000 5.1 6.4 .800
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 6

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1981-822006-07
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 79 35.7 32.3 1.7 3.2 5.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 2.7 2.7 12.6 25.2 .500 0.1 0.5 .278 7.0 8.1 .864
Zach Randolph 68 35.7 23.6 2.9 7.2 10.1 2.2 0.8 0.2 3.2 2.7 8.8 18.9 .467 0.2 0.7 .292 5.8 7.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 9 41.4 29.4 2.1 5.2 7.3 4.6 1.1 0.4 3.4 4.0 11.4 25.3 .452 0.0 0.3 .000 6.6 7.9 .831
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 7

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1982-832007-08
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 78 36.3 26.2 1.4 3.2 4.6 3.4 1.1 0.9 3.2 3.1 9.7 19.9 .487 0.2 0.4 .364 6.6 7.8 .853
Zach Randolph 69 32.5 17.6 2.7 7.6 10.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 2.7 2.8 7.0 15.3 .459 0.3 1.2 .275 3.2 4.2 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 11 39.7 25.2 1.9 4.8 6.7 3.4 1.1 0.4 4.2 3.5 9.8 18.9 .519 0.0 0.2 .000 5.5 6.3 .884
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 8

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1983-842008-09
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 76 34.0 25.9 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.9 1.0 0.6 2.9 2.9 10.1 20.5 .490 0.1 0.3 .417 5.6 6.7 .842
Zach Randolph 50 35.1 20.8 3.1 6.9 10.1 2.1 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.7 8.3 17.5 .475 0.6 1.9 .330 3.6 4.9 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 9

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1984-852009-10
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 72 29.0 21.2 1.1 2.2 3.3 2.5 0.9 0.7 2.8 2.9 8.3 16.4 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.3 .844
Zach Randolph 81 37.7 20.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.8 8.0 16.5 .488 0.2 0.6 .288 4.5 5.7 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 5 36.6 22.2 0.6 3.0 3.6 2.8 0.6 0.6 4.0 3.8 8.4 15.8 .532 0.0 0.6 .000 5.4 6.8 .794
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 10

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season 1985-862010-11
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 82 25.2 16.2 1.0 1.7 2.6 1.8 0.6 0.3 2.0 2.6 6.3 13.4 .472 0.0 0.2 .211 3.5 3.9 .879
Zach Randolph 75 36.3 20.1 4.3 7.8 12.2 2.2 0.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 8.0 15.8 .503 0.1 0.6 .186 4.0 5.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 2 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zach Randolph 13 39.6 22.2 3.3 7.5 10.8 2.4 1.1 0.8 2.1 3.5 7.7 17.2 .446 0.2 0.6 .250 6.7 8.2 .821

Season 11

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season -2011-12
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 28 26.3 11.6 2.8 5.3 8.0 1.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.0 4.7 10.2 .463 0.1 0.3 .250 2.1 3.1 .659
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 7 35.4 13.7 3.9 6.0 9.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.6 3.6 5.3 12.6 .420 0.0 0.6 .000 3.1 5.0 .629

Season 12

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season -2012-13
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 76 34.3 15.4 4.1 7.2 11.2 1.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.2 13.5 .460 0.0 0.3 .087 3.0 3.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 15 36.9 17.4 3.9 6.1 10.0 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.1 3.5 6.6 14.3 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 6.3 .670

Season 13

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season -2013-14
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 79 34.2 17.4 3.4 6.7 10.1 2.5 0.7 0.3 2.3 2.7 7.1 15.2 .467 0.0 0.3 .100 3.2 4.3 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 6 39.0 18.2 2.8 5.8 8.7 2.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.2 7.0 17.3 .404 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 6.8 .610

Season 14

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season -2014-15
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 71 32.5 16.1 3.2 7.4 10.5 2.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.4 13.1 .487 0.1 0.3 .350 3.2 4.2 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 11 34.7 15.6 2.9 5.5 8.5 2.1 0.5 0.0 2.1 3.4 6.5 15.3 .423 0.1 0.5 .200 2.6 3.0 .879

Season 15

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season -2015-16
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 68 29.6 15.3 2.6 5.1 7.8 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.1 6.3 13.3 .475 0.1 0.4 .231 2.5 3.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 4 30.0 13.0 3.8 5.0 8.8 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.8 2.5 5.8 15.5 .371 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 16

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season -2016-17
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 73 24.5 14.1 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.9 5.9 13.2 .449 0.3 1.3 .223 1.9 2.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 6 31.8 13.2 1.5 6.7 8.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.3 5.8 13.8 .422 0.2 1.2 .143 1.3 1.8 .727

Season 17

George Gervin Zach Randolph
Season -2017-18
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 59 25.6 14.5 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.2 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.0 6.1 12.9 .473 0.9 2.5 .347 1.4 1.8 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------