George Gervin vs. Jeremy Lin: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare George Gervin and Jeremy Lin all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

George Gervin vs. Jeremy Lin
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
 Season Playoffs
George Gervin Jeremy Lin George Gervin Jeremy Lin
Points
46th
+300th
113rd
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
287th
+300th
Steals
215th
+300th
206th
+300th
Blocks
199th
+300th
172nd
+300th
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George Gervin vs. Jeremy Lin
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
 Season Playoffs
George Gervin Jeremy Lin George Gervin Jeremy Lin
Points
11th
+300th
14th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
201st
+300th
+300th
Steals
212nd
285th
199th
+300th
Blocks
221st
+300th
212nd
+300th

The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in George Gervin's career don't have data for these stats.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
 Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
 Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

George Gervin Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
46th
+300th
+254 20,708 vs. 5,56715,141
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
 3,607 vs. 1,3382,269
Assists
+300th
+300th
 2,214 vs. 2,042172
Steals
215th
+300th
+85 941 vs. 519422
Blocks
199th
+300th
+101 670 vs. 175495
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
 1,186 vs. 197989
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
 2,421 vs. 1,1411,280
Field Goals Made
43rd
+300th
+257 8,045 vs. 1,8856,160
Field Goals Attempted
58th
+300th
+242 15,747 vs. 4,34911,398
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
 77 vs. 449372
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
 259 vs. 1,3131,054
Free Throws Made
58th
+300th
+242 4,541 vs. 1,3483,193
Free Throws Attempted
74th
+300th
+226 5,383 vs. 1,6663,717

Games and Years:

George Gervin Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
 791 vs. 480311
Seasons
+300th
+300th
 10 vs. 91

Rankings by Points Scored:

George Gervin Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
13th
-
 68 vs. 068
50+ point games
23rd
-
 5 vs. 05
60+ point games
11th
-
 1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
 0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
 Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

George Gervin Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
113rd
+300th
+187 1,592 vs. 1801,412
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
 341 vs. 49292
Assists
287th
+300th
+13 186 vs. 56130
Steals
206th
+300th
+94 69 vs. 1158
Blocks
172nd
+300th
+128 51 vs. 249
Offensive Rebounds
230th
+300th
+70 110 vs. 10100
Defensive Rebounds
270th
+300th
+30 231 vs. 39192
Field Goals Made
101st
+300th
+199 622 vs. 59563
Field Goals Attempted
133rd
+300th
+167 1,225 vs. 1571,068
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
 0 vs. 1111
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
 13 vs. 5138
Free Throws Made
115th
+300th
+185 348 vs. 51297
Free Throws Attempted
131st
+300th
+169 424 vs. 61363

Games and Years:

George Gervin Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
 59 vs. 2534
Playoffs
223rd
+300th
 9 vs. 45

Rankings by Points Scored:

George Gervin Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
26th
-
 6 vs. 06
50+ point games
-
-
 0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
 Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

George Gervin Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
11th
+300th
+289 26.18 vs. 11.6014.58
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
 4.56 vs. 2.791.77
Assists per game
+300th
201st
+99 2.80 vs. 4.251.46
Steals per game
212nd
285th
73 1.19 vs. 1.080.11
Blocks per game
221st
+300th
+79 0.85 vs. 0.360.48
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
 1.50 vs. 0.411.09
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
 3.06 vs. 2.380.68
Field Goals Made per game
4th
+300th
+296 10.17 vs. 3.936.24
Field Goals Attempted per game
12th
+300th
+288 19.91 vs. 9.0610.85
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
 0.14 vs. 0.940.79
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
 0.47 vs. 2.742.26
Free Throws Made per game
28th
+300th
+272 5.74 vs. 2.812.93
Free Throws Attempted per game
39th
+300th
+261 6.81 vs. 3.473.33

Career Per Game Averages,
 Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

George Gervin Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
14th
+300th
+286 26.98 vs. 7.2019.78
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
 5.78 vs. 1.963.82
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
 3.15 vs. 2.240.91
Steals per game
199th
+300th
+101 1.17 vs. 0.440.73
Blocks per game
212nd
+300th
+88 0.86 vs. 0.080.78
Offensive Rebounds per game
260th
+300th
+40 1.86 vs. 0.401.46
Defensive Rebounds per game
292nd
+300th
+8 3.92 vs. 1.562.36
Field Goals Made per game
6th
+300th
+294 10.54 vs. 2.368.18
Field Goals Attempted per game
16th
+300th
+284 20.76 vs. 6.2814.48
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
 0.00 vs. 0.440.44
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
 0.35 vs. 2.041.69
Free Throws Made per game
36th
+300th
+264 5.90 vs. 2.043.86
Free Throws Attempted per game
45th
+300th
+255 7.19 vs. 2.444.75

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.

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