George Gervin vs. Don Smith Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Don Smith 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Don Smith 1

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Don Smith 0

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Don Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Don Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Don Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Don Smith 0.8

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

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Don Smith 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Don Smith 6

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

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Don Smith 2

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

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

Total Games George Gervin 791 Don Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Don Smith .154

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Don Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Don Smith 0.8 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Don Smith 0.3 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Don Smith -

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

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Don Smith -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Don Smith -

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

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Don Smith -

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

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

Total Games George Gervin 59 Don Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Don Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Don Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Don Smith -

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

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Don Smith -

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

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Don Smith - 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.