George Gervin vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Alex Groza 2

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Alex Groza 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.