George Gervin vs. Ruben Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Patterson 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.

Ruben Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Ruben Patterson 10

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Ruben Patterson 5

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Ruben Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Ruben Patterson 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Ruben Patterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Ruben Patterson 4.2

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Ruben Patterson 1.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Ruben Patterson 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Ruben Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Ruben Patterson 6,953

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Ruben Patterson 2,697

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Ruben Patterson 1,150

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Ruben Patterson 751

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Ruben Patterson 249

Total Games George Gervin 791 Ruben Patterson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Ruben Patterson .517

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Ruben Patterson .179

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Ruben Patterson .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Ruben Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Ruben Patterson 2.5

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Ruben Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Ruben Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Ruben Patterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Ruben Patterson 147

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Ruben Patterson 54

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Ruben Patterson 17

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Ruben Patterson 11

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Ruben Patterson 4

Total Games George Gervin 59 Ruben Patterson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Ruben Patterson .477

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Ruben Patterson .000

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Ruben Patterson .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000)

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