George Gervin vs. Tom Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Owens 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.

Tom Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Tom Owens 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Tom Owens 7

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Tom Owens 5

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Tom Owens 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Tom Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Tom Owens 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Tom Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Tom Owens 11.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Tom Owens 6.2

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Tom Owens 2.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Owens 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Tom Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Tom Owens 5,612

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Tom Owens 3,010

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Tom Owens 984

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Tom Owens 230

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Tom Owens 259

Total Games George Gervin 791 Tom Owens 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Tom Owens .508

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Tom Owens .250 *

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Tom Owens .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Tom Owens 18.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Tom Owens 9.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Tom Owens 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Tom Owens 9.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Tom Owens 5.1

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Tom Owens 2.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Owens 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Tom Owens 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Tom Owens 159

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Tom Owens 82

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Tom Owens 33

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Tom Owens 11

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Tom Owens 10

Total Games George Gervin 59 Tom Owens 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Tom Owens .528

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Tom Owens - *

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Tom Owens .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Tom Owens 15.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Tom Owens 7.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Tom Owens 4.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Tom Owens 1.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Tom Owens 1.2 (1978)

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