George Gervin vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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 Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 John Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 John Thompson 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 John Thompson 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 John Thompson 260

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 John Thompson 19

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

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

Total Games George Gervin 791 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 John Thompson .410

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 John Thompson 0.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 John Thompson 16

Total Assists George Gervin 186 John Thompson 1

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

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

Total Games George Gervin 59 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 John Thompson .214

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

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

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) John Thompson - 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.