George Gervin vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games George Gervin 791 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: * 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.