George Gervin vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Gerry Ward 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Gerry Ward .356

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Gerry Ward .382

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Gerry Ward - 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.