George Gervin vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Tom Sanders 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 0 Tom Sanders 1

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Tom Sanders .428

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Tom Sanders .436

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Tom Sanders - n/a **

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