C.J. McCollum vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward and C.J. McCollum 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 13 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.6 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 15,467 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,882 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 3,025 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 706 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 326 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 791 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .452 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .396 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .799 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.