George Gervin vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Gervin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team George Gervin 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader George Gervin 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Jerry West 855

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Jerry West 970

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.