George Gervin vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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 Riker

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Tom Riker 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

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.