Leandro Barbosa vs. George Gervin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Gervin and Leandro Barbosa, 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.

Leandro Barbosa played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than George Gervin, who played 10. Leandro Barbosa had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Leandro Barbosa 14 8 2003-04 to 2016-17
George Gervin 10 9 1976-77 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2003-041976-77
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 70 21.4 7.9 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.3 0.1 1.7 2.6 3.0 6.7 .447 1.2 3.0 .395 0.7 0.9 .770
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 %
Leandro Barbosa ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2004-051977-78
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 63 17.3 7.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.4 2.0 2.7 5.6 .475 0.8 2.2 .367 0.9 1.1 .797
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 %
Leandro Barbosa 12 9.7 2.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.9 .343 0.3 0.8 .400 0.2 0.3 .500
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

Season 3

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2005-061978-79
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 57 27.9 13.1 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.5 4.8 9.9 .481 1.5 3.4 .444 1.9 2.6 .755
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 %
Leandro Barbosa 20 31.6 14.2 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.7 0.8 0.2 1.5 3.3 5.2 11.0 .470 1.4 3.5 .391 2.5 2.9 .862
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

Season 4

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2006-071979-80
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 80 32.7 18.1 0.3 2.4 2.7 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.8 2.6 6.6 13.9 .476 2.4 5.5 .434 2.5 2.9 .845
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 %
Leandro Barbosa 11 31.7 15.8 0.6 2.8 3.5 2.2 1.1 0.2 2.0 2.7 5.8 14.4 .405 1.6 5.4 .305 2.5 3.5 .718
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

Season 5

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2007-081980-81
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 82 29.5 15.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.4 5.8 12.5 .462 2.0 5.1 .389 2.1 2.6 .822
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 %
Leandro Barbosa 5 28.6 10.4 0.4 3.6 4.0 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.0 3.8 11.0 .345 0.8 3.6 .222 2.0 2.2 .909
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

Season 6

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2008-091981-82
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 70 24.4 14.2 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.3 1.2 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.2 10.8 .482 1.3 3.4 .375 2.4 2.8 .881
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 %
Leandro Barbosa ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2009-101982-83
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 44 17.9 9.5 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.5 8.3 .425 1.0 3.1 .324 1.5 1.7 .877
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 %
Leandro Barbosa 16 15.6 7.2 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 2.1 2.7 6.4 .417 0.8 2.2 .343 1.1 1.5 .708
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

Season 8

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2010-111983-84
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Leandro Barbosa 58 24.1 13.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.4 1.9 5.1 11.3 .450 1.2 3.7 .338 1.9 2.4 .796
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 %
Leandro Barbosa ------- --- ----------
George Gervin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2011-121984-85
Team Toronto Raptors, Indiana PacersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 64 21.6 11.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 4.2 10.0 .425 1.0 2.7 .382 1.6 1.9 .815
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 %
Leandro Barbosa 11 20.3 5.7 0.5 1.7 2.2 1.3 0.5 0.1 1.2 2.1 2.5 6.6 .370 0.3 1.8 .150 0.5 1.1 .500
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

Season 10

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2012-131985-86
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 41 12.5 5.2 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.2 2.0 4.7 .430 0.4 1.1 .383 0.8 1.0 .756
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 %
Leandro Barbosa ------- --- ----------
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 -

Season 11

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2013-14-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 20 18.4 7.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.5 2.8 6.6 .427 0.4 1.3 .280 1.6 2.0 .795
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa ------- --- ----------
George Gervin ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2014-15-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 66 14.9 7.1 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.8 5.8 .474 0.7 1.7 .384 0.9 1.1 .784
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 21 10.9 5.0 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.9 4.2 .443 0.4 1.1 .348 0.9 1.0 .818
George Gervin ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2015-16-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 68 15.9 6.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.5 5.4 .462 0.6 1.6 .355 0.8 0.9 .839
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 23 11.0 5.6 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.2 3.8 .580 0.5 1.2 .393 0.7 0.9 .762
George Gervin ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Leandro Barbosa George Gervin
Season 2016-17-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa 67 14.4 6.3 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.2 2.6 5.9 .439 0.5 1.5 .357 0.6 0.7 .889
George Gervin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Leandro Barbosa ------- --- ----------
George Gervin ------- --- ----------