George Gervin vs. Negele Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Negele Knight 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.

Negele Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Negele Knight 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Negele Knight 6

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Negele Knight 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Negele Knight 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Negele Knight 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Negele Knight 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Negele Knight 6.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Negele Knight 1.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Negele Knight 2.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Negele Knight 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Negele Knight 1,699

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Negele Knight 351

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Negele Knight 780

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Negele Knight 123

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Negele Knight 30

Total Games George Gervin 791 Negele Knight 276

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Negele Knight .436

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Negele Knight .263

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Negele Knight .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Negele Knight 9.2 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Negele Knight 1.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Negele Knight 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Negele Knight 0.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Negele Knight 5.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Negele Knight 0.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Negele Knight 1.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Negele Knight 0.2

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Negele Knight 87

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Negele Knight 13

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Negele Knight 28

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Negele Knight 4

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Negele Knight 1

Total Games George Gervin 59 Negele Knight 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Negele Knight .422

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Negele Knight .167

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Negele Knight .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Negele Knight 9.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Negele Knight 1.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Negele Knight 0.8 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Negele Knight 0.1 (1993)

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