George Gervin vs. Craig Hodges Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Craig Hodges and George Gervin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

George Gervin and Craig Hodges both played 10 years in the NBA. George Gervin had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Craig Hodges had his rookie season in 1982-83. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
George Gervin 10 9 1976-77 to 1985-86
Craig Hodges 10 7 1982-83 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1976-771982-83
Team San Antonio SpursSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 82 33.0 23.1 1.6 3.9 5.5 2.9 1.3 1.3 - 3.5 8.9 16.3 .544 - - - 5.4 6.5 .833
Craig Hodges 76 26.6 9.9 0.7 0.9 1.6 3.6 1.1 0.1 2.1 2.5 4.2 9.3 .452 0.3 1.2 .222 1.2 1.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 2 31.0 25.0 2.5 3.0 5.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 - 4.5 9.5 22.0 .432 - - - 6.0 7.5 .800
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 2

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1977-781983-84
Team San Antonio SpursSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 82 34.8 27.2 1.4 3.7 5.1 3.7 1.7 1.3 3.7 3.1 10.5 19.6 .536 - - - 6.1 7.4 .830
Craig Hodges 76 20.7 7.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.2 3.4 7.5 .450 0.1 0.6 .217 0.9 1.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 6 37.8 33.2 1.8 3.8 5.7 3.2 1.0 2.7 3.2 3.8 13.0 23.7 .549 - - - 7.2 9.3 .768
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 3

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1978-791984-85
Team San Antonio SpursMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 80 36.1 29.6 1.8 3.2 5.0 2.7 1.7 1.1 3.6 3.4 11.8 21.9 .541 - - - 5.9 7.1 .826
Craig Hodges 82 30.4 10.6 0.9 1.4 2.3 4.3 1.2 0.0 1.6 3.2 4.4 8.9 .490 0.6 1.6 .348 1.3 1.6 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 14 36.6 28.6 2.4 3.5 5.9 2.5 1.9 1.1 2.9 3.6 11.3 21.1 .536 - - - 6.0 7.4 .808
Craig Hodges 8 27.0 8.0 0.3 1.4 1.6 3.3 1.5 0.1 2.3 3.6 3.5 9.6 .364 0.5 2.9 .174 0.5 0.6 .800

Season 4

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1979-801985-86
Team San Antonio SpursMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 78 37.6 33.1 2.0 3.2 5.2 2.6 1.4 1.0 3.3 2.7 13.1 24.9 .528 0.4 1.3 .314 6.5 7.6 .852
Craig Hodges 66 26.3 10.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 3.5 1.1 0.0 1.3 2.4 4.3 8.6 .500 1.1 2.5 .451 1.1 1.3 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 3 40.7 33.3 3.0 3.7 6.7 4.0 1.7 1.0 3.0 2.7 12.3 24.7 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 8.7 10.0 .867
Craig Hodges 14 32.9 13.5 0.6 1.1 1.8 4.5 2.3 0.1 1.7 3.1 5.3 10.4 .510 1.0 2.2 .452 1.9 2.4 .794

Season 5

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1980-811986-87
Team San Antonio SpursMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 82 33.7 27.1 1.5 3.6 5.1 3.2 1.1 0.7 3.1 2.6 10.4 21.1 .492 0.1 0.4 .257 6.2 7.6 .826
Craig Hodges 78 27.5 10.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.6 2.4 4.0 8.7 .462 1.1 2.9 .373 1.7 1.9 .891
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 7 39.1 27.1 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.4 0.7 0.7 2.9 2.7 11.0 22.0 .500 0.0 0.4 .000 5.1 6.4 .800
Craig Hodges 12 18.8 7.9 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.3 3.3 6.4 .519 0.4 1.4 .294 0.8 0.9 .909

Season 6

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1981-821987-88
Team San Antonio SpursMilwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 79 35.7 32.3 1.7 3.2 5.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 2.7 2.7 12.6 25.2 .500 0.1 0.5 .278 7.0 8.1 .864
Craig Hodges 66 21.9 9.5 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.2 1.8 3.7 7.9 .463 1.3 2.7 .491 0.9 1.1 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 9 41.4 29.4 2.1 5.2 7.3 4.6 1.1 0.4 3.4 4.0 11.4 25.3 .452 0.0 0.3 .000 6.6 7.9 .831
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 7

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1982-831988-89
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 78 36.3 26.2 1.4 3.2 4.6 3.4 1.1 0.9 3.2 3.1 9.7 19.9 .487 0.2 0.4 .364 6.6 7.8 .853
Craig Hodges 59 20.4 9.0 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.5 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.5 3.4 7.3 .472 1.3 3.1 .417 0.8 1.0 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 11 39.7 25.2 1.9 4.8 6.7 3.4 1.1 0.4 4.2 3.5 9.8 18.9 .519 0.0 0.2 .000 5.5 6.3 .884
Craig Hodges 17 32.6 11.2 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.6 1.3 0.2 1.4 3.2 4.3 10.4 .412 2.1 5.2 .398 0.6 0.8 .714

Season 8

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1983-841989-90
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 76 34.0 25.9 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.9 1.0 0.6 2.9 2.9 10.1 20.5 .490 0.1 0.3 .417 5.6 6.7 .842
Craig Hodges 63 16.7 6.5 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.4 2.3 5.3 .438 1.4 2.9 .481 0.5 0.5 .909
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Craig Hodges 16 15.9 4.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9 1.8 4.6 .378 0.8 2.6 .293 0.2 0.3 .750

Season 9

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1984-851990-91
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 72 29.0 21.2 1.1 2.2 3.3 2.5 0.9 0.7 2.8 2.9 8.3 16.4 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.3 .844
Craig Hodges 73 11.5 5.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.7 .424 0.6 1.6 .383 0.4 0.4 .963
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 5 36.6 22.2 0.6 3.0 3.6 2.8 0.6 0.6 4.0 3.8 8.4 15.8 .532 0.0 0.6 .000 5.4 6.8 .794
Craig Hodges 17 12.3 4.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.9 4.6 .423 0.6 1.6 .393 0.2 0.2 .750

Season 10

George Gervin Craig Hodges
Season 1985-861991-92
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 82 25.2 16.2 1.0 1.7 2.6 1.8 0.6 0.3 2.0 2.6 6.3 13.4 .472 0.0 0.2 .211 3.5 3.9 .879
Craig Hodges 56 9.9 4.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.7 4.3 .384 0.6 1.7 .375 0.3 0.3 .941
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Gervin 2 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Craig Hodges 17 8.1 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.4 .390 0.5 1.2 .450 0.1 0.1 .500