George Gervin vs. Scotty Pippen Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scotty Pippen Jr. 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

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 Scotty Pippen Jr., who played 3. George Gervin had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Scotty Pippen Jr. had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
George Gervin 10 9 1976-77 to 1985-86
Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
George Gervin Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 1976-772022-23
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+76+27.7+20.8+1.3+3.6+4.8+2.6+1.0+1.1-3.0+8.2+14.3+.211+4.6+5.0+.277
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.8 1.5 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
George Gervin Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 1977-782023-24
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
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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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+61+9.7+14.3+0.4+1.6+1.9+1.0+0.8-1.0-0.2+5.7+9.9+.043+4.1+4.8+.085
Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 25.1 12.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.5 2.7 2.9 4.8 9.7 .493 1.4 3.4 .417 2.0 2.6 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
George Gervin Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 1978-792024-25
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+14.8+19.7+1.0+0.7+1.7+1.7+0.4+0.7-1.9-0.8+8.2+14.4+.061+4.4+4.9+.113
Scotty Pippen Jr. 79 21.3 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.4 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 3.6 7.5 .480 1.1 2.8 .397 1.5 2.2 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+4.3+10.3+1.4+1.0+0.4+1.0+0.9+0.7-0.6-1.2+5.8+6.6+.157+1.2+2.6+.192
Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 32.3 18.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 14.5 .379 2.5 7.0 .357 4.8 4.8 1.000

Additional Years

* George Gervin played 7 seasons more than Scotty Pippen Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 10, from 1980 to 1986—George Gervin played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Scotty Pippen Jr., George Gervin got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 Scoring Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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