George Gervin vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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 Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Russ Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Russ Smith 1

Total Games George Gervin 791 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Russ Smith 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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