George Gervin vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Johnson 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.

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Arnie Johnson 5

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Arnie Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Arnie Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Arnie Johnson 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Arnie Johnson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Arnie Johnson 731

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Arnie Johnson - 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.