George Gervin vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Darnell Valentine 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games George Gervin 791 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games George Gervin 59 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.