George Gervin vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Otis Thorpe 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games George Gervin 791 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games George Gervin 59 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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