George Gervin vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee 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.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Russ Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Russ Lee 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.