George Gervin vs. John Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Murphy 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.

John Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 John Murphy 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 John Murphy 1

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 John Murphy 0

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 John Murphy 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 John Murphy 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 John Murphy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 John Murphy 1.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 John Murphy 0.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 John Murphy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 John Murphy 32

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 John Murphy 0

Total Steals George Gervin 941 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 John Murphy 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 John Murphy .275

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 John Murphy .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) John Murphy 1.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) John Murphy 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) John Murphy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 John Murphy -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 John Murphy -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 John Murphy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 John Murphy -

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 John Murphy -

Total Steals George Gervin 69 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 John Murphy 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 John Murphy -

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 John Murphy -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) John Murphy -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) John Murphy -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) John Murphy - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.