George Gervin vs. Mitch Kupchak Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Kupchak 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 played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Mitch Kupchak, who played 9. George Gervin had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Mitch Kupchak had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
9 |
6 |
1976-77 to 1985-86 |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
82 |
18.5 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
- |
2.5 |
4.2 |
7.3 |
.572 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.691 |
|
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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
9 |
28.0 |
16.2 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
10.0 |
.589 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.6 |
.678 |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
67 |
26.3 |
15.9 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
11.5 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.0 |
.697 |
|
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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
21 |
24.0 |
10.1 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.652 |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
66 |
24.3 |
14.6 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
10.4 |
.539 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.5 |
.743 |
|
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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
8 |
17.1 |
6.5 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
.404 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.667 |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
40 |
11.3 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.419 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.693 |
|
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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
82 |
23.6 |
12.5 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
9.1 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.706 |
|
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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
26 |
31.6 |
14.3 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
8.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
10.3 |
.573 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.8 |
.663 |
|
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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Mitch Kupchak didn't play in 1982-83.
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
34 |
9.5 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.380 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.647 |
|
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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
9 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.294 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.571 |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
58 |
12.3 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.659 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Gervin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mitch Kupchak |
16 |
12.3 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
.585 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.591 |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
55 |
14.2 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.750 |
|
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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
5 |
11.2 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
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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 |
Mitch Kupchak |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
- |
Mitch Kupchak |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |