George Gervin vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II 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.
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 played 10 years in the NBA, 7 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 3. George Gervin had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +27 | +9.5 | +14.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +0.1 | | -0.9 | +4.9 | +10.9 | +.203 | | | | +4.7 | +5.0 | +.327 |
| Dereck Lively II |
55 |
23.5 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.747 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.506 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +19 | +9.0 | +17.1 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +0.1 | | | -2.2 | +6.5 | +17.5 | +.242 | | | | +4.3 | +4.6 | +.210 |
| Dereck Lively II |
21 |
22.0 |
7.9 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.674 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.590 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +46 | +11.7 | +18.5 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -0.3 | +6.8 | +14.3 | +.166 | | | | +4.8 | +5.4 | +.200 |
| Dereck Lively II |
36 |
23.1 |
8.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.702 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.630 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Dereck Lively II |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +73 | +19.7 | +25.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.5 | -2.2 | -0.4 | +10.2 | +19.3 | +.070 | | | | +4.8 | +5.7 | +.026 |
| Dereck Lively II |
7 |
16.4 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
.611 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
11.3 |
21.1 |
.536 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.4 |
.808 |
| Dereck Lively II |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All-NBA Second Team