George Gervin vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones 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.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Sam Jones 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Sam Jones 3

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Sam Jones 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Sam Jones - 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.