George Gervin vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Wayne Yates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Wayne Yates 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Wayne Yates - n/a **

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.