George Gervin vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 James Young 4

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 James Young 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 James Young 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 James Young 219

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 James Young 96

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 James Young 28

Total Steals George Gervin 941 James Young 24

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 James Young 5

Total Games George Gervin 791 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 James Young 17

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 James Young 7

Total Assists George Gervin 186 James Young 3

Total Steals George Gervin 69 James Young 0

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 James Young 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.