George Gervin vs. Frank Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Frank Johnson and George Gervin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
George Gervin and Frank Johnson both played 10 years in the NBA. George Gervin had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Frank Johnson had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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 |
George Gervin |
10 |
9 |
1976-77 to 1985-86 |
Frank Johnson |
10 |
8 |
1981-82 to 1993-94 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
79 |
25.7 |
10.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
10.3 |
.414 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.215 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
7 |
40.0 |
15.6 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
8.4 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
14.9 |
.385 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.417 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
68 |
34.2 |
12.5 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
11.6 |
.408 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.230 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
82 |
32.8 |
12.0 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
10.2 |
.467 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.256 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.742 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
4 |
39.0 |
14.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
10.5 |
.571 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
46 |
20.1 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
7.8 |
.489 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.353 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
2 |
19.5 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
.286 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
.167 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
14 |
28.7 |
12.6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
18 |
22.2 |
8.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
.461 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
3 |
9.3 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
75 |
16.8 |
7.4 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
5 |
8.8 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
.318 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
67 |
13.1 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Gervin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frank Johnson |
4 |
9.0 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.600 |
Note: Frank Johnson didn't play in 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
77 |
14.6 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.436 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.776 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
22 |
7.8 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.862 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Frank Johnson |
70 |
12.5 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.167 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
- |
Frank Johnson |
7 |
6.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
.083 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |