George Gervin vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Rusty LaRue 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games George Gervin 791 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)

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