George Gervin vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Howard Porter 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Howard Porter .469

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Howard Porter .459

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.