George Gervin vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 George Karl 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 George Karl 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 George Karl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 George Karl 22

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 George Karl 51

Total Steals George Gervin 941 George Karl 11

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 George Karl 0

Total Games George Gervin 791 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 George Karl .342

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 George Karl 0

Total Assists George Gervin 186 George Karl 0

Total Steals George Gervin 69 George Karl 0

Total Blocks George Gervin 51 George Karl 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 George Karl -

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) George Karl 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.