George Gervin vs. Johnny McCarthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny McCarthy 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.

Johnny McCarthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Johnny McCarthy: 1956-57 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Johnny McCarthy 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Johnny McCarthy 6

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Johnny McCarthy 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Johnny McCarthy 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Johnny McCarthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Johnny McCarthy 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Johnny McCarthy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Johnny McCarthy 7.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Johnny McCarthy 3.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Johnny McCarthy 3.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Johnny McCarthy 2,450

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Johnny McCarthy 1,145

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Johnny McCarthy 1,184

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Johnny McCarthy 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Johnny McCarthy .353

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Johnny McCarthy .622

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Johnny McCarthy 12.9 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Johnny McCarthy 4.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Johnny McCarthy 5.4 (1961)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Johnny McCarthy 5.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Johnny McCarthy 3.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Johnny McCarthy 4.9

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Johnny McCarthy 159

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Johnny McCarthy 96

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Johnny McCarthy 132

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Johnny McCarthy 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Johnny McCarthy .389

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Johnny McCarthy .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Johnny McCarthy 8.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Johnny McCarthy 4.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Johnny McCarthy 7.0 (1960)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Johnny McCarthy - 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.