George Gervin vs. John Richter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Richter 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.

John Richter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
John Richter: 1959-60 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 John Richter 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 John Richter 1

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 John Richter 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 John Richter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 John Richter 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 John Richter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 John Richter 4.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 John Richter 4.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 John Richter 0.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 John Richter 285

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 John Richter 312

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 John Richter 27

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

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

Total Games George Gervin 791 John Richter 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 John Richter .340

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 John Richter .504

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) John Richter 4.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) John Richter 4.7 (1960)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) John Richter 0.4 (1960)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 John Richter 4.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 John Richter 3.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 John Richter 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 John Richter 35

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 John Richter 29

Total Assists George Gervin 186 John Richter 2

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

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

Total Games George Gervin 59 John Richter 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 John Richter .395

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 John Richter .357

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) John Richter 4.4 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) John Richter 3.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) John Richter 0.3 (1960)

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

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) John Richter - 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.