George Gervin vs. Tom Tolbert Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Tom Tolbert: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Tom Tolbert 7

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Tom Tolbert 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Tom Tolbert 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Tom Tolbert 0

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

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Tom Tolbert 6.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Tom Tolbert 4.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Tolbert 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Tom Tolbert 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Tom Tolbert 2,030

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Tom Tolbert 1,251

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Tom Tolbert 285

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Tom Tolbert 116

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Tom Tolbert 109

Total Games George Gervin 791 Tom Tolbert 312

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Tom Tolbert .460

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Tom Tolbert .296

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Tom Tolbert .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Tom Tolbert 8.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Tom Tolbert 5.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Tom Tolbert 1.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Tom Tolbert 3.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Tom Tolbert 2.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Tolbert 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Tom Tolbert 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Tom Tolbert 32

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Tom Tolbert 18

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Tom Tolbert 8

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Tom Tolbert 3

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Tom Tolbert 4

Total Games George Gervin 59 Tom Tolbert 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Tom Tolbert .424

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Tom Tolbert .333

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Tom Tolbert .273

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Tom Tolbert 3.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Tom Tolbert 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Tom Tolbert 0.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Tom Tolbert 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Tom Tolbert 0.4 (1991)

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