George Gervin vs. Ed Melvin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Melvin 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.

Ed Melvin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Ed Melvin: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Ed Melvin 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Ed Melvin 1

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Ed Melvin 0

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Ed Melvin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Ed Melvin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Ed Melvin 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Ed Melvin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Ed Melvin 4.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Ed Melvin 0.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Ed Melvin 281

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Ed Melvin 37

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Ed Melvin 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Ed Melvin .263

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Ed Melvin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Ed Melvin .654

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Ed Melvin 4.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Ed Melvin 0.6 (1947)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Ed Melvin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Ed Melvin -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Ed Melvin -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Ed Melvin -

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Ed Melvin -

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Ed Melvin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Ed Melvin -

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Ed Melvin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Ed Melvin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Ed Melvin -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Ed Melvin -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Ed Melvin - 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.