Jerry Bird vs. George Gervin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Gervin and Jerry Bird 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

Jerry Bird

vs.

George Gervin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 George Gervin 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 George Gervin 10

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 George Gervin 9

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 George Gervin 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Bird 0 George Gervin 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 George Gervin 7

Scoring Leader Jerry Bird 0 George Gervin 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 George Gervin 26.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 George Gervin 4.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 George Gervin 2.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 George Gervin 20,708

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 George Gervin 3,607

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 George Gervin 2,214

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 941

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 670

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 George Gervin 791

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 George Gervin .511

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin .297 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 George Gervin .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) George Gervin 33.1 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) George Gervin 5.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) George Gervin 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 1.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - George Gervin 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - George Gervin 5.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - George Gervin 3.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - George Gervin 1,592

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - George Gervin 341

Total Assists Jerry Bird - George Gervin 186

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 69

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 52

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 George Gervin 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - George Gervin .508

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - George Gervin .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - George Gervin 33.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - George Gervin 7.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - George Gervin 4.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** George Gervin 2.7 (1978)

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.