George Gervin vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games George Gervin 791 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.