Mark Eaton vs. George Gervin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Gervin and Mark Eaton, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Mark Eaton played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than George Gervin, who played 10. Mark Eaton had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, while George Gervin had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Mark Eaton 11 10 1982-83 to 1992-93
George Gervin 10 9 1976-77 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1982-831976-77
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East 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 %
Mark Eaton 81 18.9 4.3 1.1 4.6 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.4 1.7 3.2 1.8 4.4 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .656
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1983-841977-78
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost East 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 26.1 5.6 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.4 0.3 4.3 1.2 3.7 2.4 5.1 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .593
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 11 23.1 4.5 1.7 5.2 6.9 0.8 0.5 3.1 1.5 3.0 1.9 3.7 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .471
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

Season 3
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1984-851978-79
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 82 34.3 9.7 2.5 8.8 11.3 1.5 0.4 5.6 2.5 3.8 3.7 8.2 .449 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.3 .712
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 5 31.6 5.8 2.2 6.8 9.0 1.0 0.8 5.8 2.4 3.8 2.4 6.8 .353 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .714
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

Season 4
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1985-861979-80
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost East 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 %
Mark Eaton 80 31.9 8.5 2.2 6.3 8.4 1.3 0.4 4.6 2.0 3.5 3.5 7.4 .470 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .604
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 4 39.3 14.5 3.3 5.8 9.0 2.5 0.3 4.5 1.0 3.0 7.0 14.3 .491 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
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

Season 5
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1986-871980-81
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Mark Eaton 79 31.7 7.7 2.7 6.2 8.8 1.3 0.5 4.1 1.8 3.5 3.0 7.4 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.7 .657
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 5 38.6 10.8 3.2 7.8 11.0 0.6 0.2 4.2 0.8 3.6 3.8 8.2 .463 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 5.0 .640
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

Season 6
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1987-881981-82
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 33.3 7.0 2.8 5.9 8.7 0.7 0.5 3.7 1.6 3.9 2.8 6.6 .418 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.3 .623
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 11 41.9 7.7 2.5 6.8 9.4 1.2 1.1 3.1 1.3 4.4 2.8 5.9 .477 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.3 .639
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

Season 7
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1988-891982-83
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 35.5 6.2 2.8 7.5 10.3 1.0 0.5 3.8 1.7 3.5 2.3 5.0 .462 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .660
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 3 33.0 8.3 3.7 7.3 11.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.3 2.0 2.7 5.7 .471 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818
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

Season 8
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1989-901983-84
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 27.8 4.8 2.1 5.2 7.3 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.9 2.9 1.9 3.7 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .669
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 5 25.6 3.8 1.6 4.4 6.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 0.8 3.4 1.8 3.4 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1.0 .200
George Gervin ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1990-911984-85
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Mark Eaton 80 32.3 5.1 2.3 6.1 8.3 0.6 0.5 2.4 1.2 3.7 2.1 3.7 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .634
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 9 28.3 4.3 1.9 4.3 6.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 0.8 4.6 1.8 3.4 .516 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .583
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

Season 10
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1991-921985-86
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost East 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 %
Mark Eaton 81 25.0 3.3 1.9 4.2 6.1 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.7 3.0 1.3 3.0 .446 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .598
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 16 29.6 4.6 1.9 3.8 5.6 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.7 2.9 1.6 2.9 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .778
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 -

Season 11
Mark Eaton George Gervin
Season 1992-93-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Mark Eaton 64 17.3 2.8 1.1 3.0 4.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.7 2.2 1.1 2.0 .546 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .700
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 5 23.4 4.4 3.2 3.4 6.6 0.4 0.0 1.8 0.4 1.8 2.0 3.8 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
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