George Gervin vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington 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, 4 more than P.J. Washington, who played 6. George Gervin had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while P.J. Washington had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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: | +24 | +2.7 | +10.9 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | | -0.8 | +4.3 | +6.1 | +.089 | | | | +3.9 | +4.2 | +.186 |
| P.J. Washington |
58 |
30.3 |
12.2 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
10.2 |
.455 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.374 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.647 |
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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 |
| P.J. Washington |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +18 | +4.3 | +14.3 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -1.7 | -0.4 | +5.8 | +8.9 | +.096 | | | | +4.4 | +5.1 | +.085 |
| P.J. Washington |
64 |
30.5 |
12.9 |
1.5 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
10.7 |
.440 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.386 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.745 |
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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 |
| P.J. Washington |
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: | +15 | +8.9 | +19.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -2.3 | -1.1 | +8.0 | +13.7 | +.071 | | | | +5.0 | +5.9 | +.110 |
| P.J. Washington |
65 |
27.2 |
10.3 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
8.2 |
.470 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.365 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.716 |
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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 |
| P.J. Washington |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th 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 |
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 |
| difference: | +5 | +5.0 | +17.4 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -1.8 | -0.1 | +7.2 | +11.5 | +.084 | +1.6 | +4.6 | +.034 | +4.8 | +5.2 | +.122 |
| P.J. Washington |
73 |
32.6 |
15.7 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
13.4 |
.444 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
.348 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
.730 |
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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 |
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 |
| P.J. Washington |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th 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 |
33.7 |
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 |
| difference: | +9 | +3.3 | +14.2 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.8 | -0.3 | +5.6 | +10.0 | +.056 | +1.7 | +5.3 | +.063 | +4.8 | +5.6 | +.143 |
| P.J. Washington |
73 |
30.4 |
12.9 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
11.1 |
.436 |
1.8 |
5.7 |
.320 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.683 |
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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 |
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 |
| difference: | +15 | +3.4 | +14.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +2.0 | | +0.1 | -1.4 | -0.3 | +6.5 | +11.4 | +.073 | +2.1 | +5.7 | +.348 | +3.3 | +3.9 | +.091 |
| P.J. Washington |
22 |
35.7 |
13.0 |
1.5 |
5.1 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
10.6 |
.427 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
.348 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.709 |
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6th 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 |
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 |
| difference: | +22 | +3.5 | +17.6 | +0.3 | +3.1 | +2.8 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 | +7.3 | +13.5 | +.047 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +.103 | +4.5 | +4.6 | +.142 |
| P.J. Washington |
57 |
32.2 |
14.7 |
1.4 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
11.7 |
.453 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.381 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.722 |
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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 |
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 |
| P.J. Washington |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* George Gervin played 4 seasons more than P.J. Washington in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 1983 to 1986—George Gervin played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over P.J. Washington, George Gervin got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
3 All-Star Game
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