Larry Costello vs. George Gervin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Gervin and Larry Costello, 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.
Larry Costello played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than George Gervin, who played 10. Larry Costello had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while George Gervin had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 |
Larry Costello |
12 |
10 |
1954-55 to 1967-68 |
George Gervin |
10 |
9 |
1976-77 to 1985-86 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
19 |
24.4 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
.331 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.813 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1955-56.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
72 |
29.3 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
.374 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.788 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
2 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
72 |
38.1 |
14.9 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.847 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
3 |
44.7 |
11.3 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.3 |
11.3 |
.294 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.7 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
70 |
39.3 |
15.8 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.802 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
9 |
40.1 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.0 |
13.4 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
6.8 |
.836 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
71 |
34.8 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.2 |
11.6 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.862 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
3 |
40.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
15.7 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
75 |
28.9 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
11.3 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.799 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
8 |
33.6 |
16.4 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.3 |
12.9 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.855 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
63 |
29.4 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.9 |
11.5 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.837 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
33.4 |
14.6 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.4 |
10.2 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.6 |
.879 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
78 |
26.5 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.881 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
26.8 |
10.2 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.826 |
George Gervin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
45 |
25.3 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.865 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
64 |
30.7 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.877 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
10 |
20.7 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.688 |
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 |
- |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1965-66.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
49 |
19.9 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.902 |
George Gervin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
2 |
12.5 |
8.5 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.000 |
George Gervin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
28 |
17.6 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.827 |
George Gervin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
George Gervin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |