George Gervin
Career averages
26.5PPG
4.5RPG
2.8APG
709 games · 9 seasons
At a glance
CHI hubCareer snapshot
9Seasons
709Games
18,820Career points
21.5PER average
Most-played franchise: San Antonio Spurs · 627 games · 1977-78 to 1984-85
Honors and awards23 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
12×
All-Star Selection1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977 and more
7×
All-NBA Team1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976
2×
All-ABA Team1975, 1974
1×
All-Rookie Team1972
Career highsSingle season
33.1PPG · 1979-80 · SAS
5.2RPG · 1979-80 · SAS
3.7APG · 1977-78 · SAS
24.7PER · 1977-78 · SAS
12.0Win shares · 1977-78 · SAS
Position rank1985-86
#7PPG rank
#8PER rank
#10Win shares rank
Shooting GuardPosition
Among 19 Shooting Guard players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 27.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 53.6 | 0.0 | 83.0 | 24.7 | 12.0 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 80 | 0 | 36.1 | 29.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 82.6 | 23.2 | 11.4 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 78 | 0 | 37.6 | 33.1 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 85.2 | 24.0 | 10.6 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 33.7 | 27.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 49.2 | 25.7 | 82.6 | 22.9 | 10.5 |
| 1981-82 | SAS | 79 | 79 | 35.7 | 32.3 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 27.8 | 86.4 | 24.2 | 10.7 |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 78 | 78 | 36.3 | 26.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 48.7 | 36.4 | 85.3 | 20.5 | 9.4 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 76 | 76 | 34.0 | 25.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 49.0 | 41.7 | 84.2 | 19.3 | 5.5 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 72 | 69 | 29.0 | 21.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 84.4 | 18.5 | 4.6 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 82 | 75 | 25.2 | 16.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 47.2 | 21.1 | 87.9 | 16.0 | 3.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1985 | San Antonio Spurs | Chicago Bulls | |
All entries are season change.
Julius Erving
Small Forward · Philadelphia 76ers
22.0 career PPG
Marques Johnson
Shooting Guard · Golden State Warriors
20.1 career PPG
About George Gervin
George Gervin, nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Widely regarded as a top ten shooting guard in NBA history, in 1996 Gervin was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021, Gervin was named as one of the 75 greatest pla