George Gervin vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson 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.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Don Nelson 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.