Pat Connaughton vs. George Gervin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Gervin and Pat Connaughton, 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.

Pat Connaughton played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than George Gervin, who played 10. Pat Connaughton had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Pat Connaughton	9	9	2015-16 to 2023-24
George Gervin	10	9	1976-77 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2015-16	1976-77
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	Spurs 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		%
Pat Connaughton	34	4.2	1.1	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.4	.265	0.1	0.6	.238	0.1	0.1	1.000
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		%
Pat Connaughton	6	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	.600	0.3	0.5	.667	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2016-17	1977-78
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pat Connaughton	39	8.1	2.5	0.3	1.1	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.9	1.8	.514	0.4	0.8	.515	0.2	0.2	.778
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		%
Pat Connaughton	3	8.0	2.3	0.3	2.0	2.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	3.0	.222	0.0	2.0	.000	1.0	1.0	1.000
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


Season 3
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2017-18	1978-79
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pat Connaughton	82	18.1	5.4	0.4	1.5	2.0	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.5	2.0	4.8	.423	0.9	2.6	.352	0.5	0.5	.841
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		%
Pat Connaughton	4	14.8	4.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.3	1.5	3.8	.400	0.5	2.5	.200	0.5	0.5	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


Season 4
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2018-19	1979-80
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Spurs 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		%
Pat Connaughton	61	20.7	6.9	1.0	3.2	4.2	2.0	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.3	2.7	5.7	.466	1.1	3.3	.330	0.5	0.7	.725
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		%
Pat Connaughton	15	21.6	6.2	0.7	5.5	6.2	1.4	0.4	0.9	0.6	0.9	2.5	5.1	.481	1.0	2.8	.357	0.3	0.5	.500
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
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2019-20	1980-81
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pat Connaughton	67	18.6	5.4	0.9	3.3	4.2	1.6	0.4	0.5	0.8	1.0	2.0	4.5	.455	0.8	2.5	.331	0.5	0.6	.775
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		%
Pat Connaughton	10	17.1	4.0	0.5	3.4	3.9	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.2	1.5	3.5	.429	0.8	2.3	.348	0.2	0.2	1.000
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
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2020-21	1981-82
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pat Connaughton	69	22.8	6.8	0.9	3.9	4.8	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.5	1.4	2.4	5.6	.434	1.5	3.9	.371	0.4	0.6	.775
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		%
Pat Connaughton	23	23.7	6.9	1.3	3.1	4.4	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.5	1.7	2.4	5.2	.462	1.6	4.1	.389	0.5	0.6	.846
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
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2021-22	1982-83
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pat Connaughton	65	26.0	9.9	0.7	3.5	4.2	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.5	1.3	3.5	7.6	.458	2.2	5.7	.395	0.7	0.8	.833
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		%
Pat Connaughton	12	26.5	9.5	0.3	4.0	4.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.6	1.2	3.5	7.3	.477	2.1	5.3	.391	0.4	0.4	1.000
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
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2022-23	1983-84
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Pat Connaughton	61	23.7	7.6	0.8	3.8	4.6	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.5	1.1	2.7	6.9	.392	1.8	5.3	.339	0.4	0.7	.659
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		%
Pat Connaughton	4	22.0	12.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.5	4.3	7.5	.567	2.8	5.8	.478	0.8	1.0	.750
George Gervin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	2023-24	1984-85
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost West 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		%
Pat Connaughton	76	22.1	5.6	0.7	2.5	3.1	2.1	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.3	2.0	4.6	.435	1.1	3.1	.345	0.6	0.8	.759
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		%
Pat Connaughton	6	20.7	4.5	0.5	3.3	3.8	2.2	1.0	0.2	0.5	1.0	1.8	4.2	.440	0.5	1.8	.273	0.3	0.3	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


Season 10
	Pat Connaughton	George Gervin
Season	-	1985-86
Team	-	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bulls 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		%
Pat Connaughton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Pat Connaughton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-

Pat Connaughton vs. George Gervin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Gervin and Pat Connaughton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10