George Gervin vs. Don Putman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Putman 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 Putman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Don Putman: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Don Putman 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Don Putman 4

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Don Putman 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Don Putman 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Don Putman 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Don Putman 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Don Putman 4.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Don Putman 1.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Don Putman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Don Putman 1,030

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Don Putman 285

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Don Putman 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Don Putman .262

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Don Putman .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Don Putman 6.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Don Putman 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Don Putman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Don Putman 3.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Don Putman 0.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Don Putman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Don Putman 42

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Don Putman 10

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Don Putman 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Don Putman .215

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Don Putman .421

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Don Putman 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Don Putman 2.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Don Putman - n/a **

Notes: * 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.