Shooting Guard · Chicago Bulls
George Gervin
Age 74 · USA · 201 cm (6'7") · 82 kg · Born Apr 27, 1952 · Eastern Michigan
26.5 PPG
4.5 RPG
2.8 APG
709 games
9 seasons
Career snapshot
9seasons
709games
18,820career pts
21.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
San Antonio Spurs
· 627 games · 1977-78–1984-85
Position rank · 1985-86
#7PPG rank
#8PER rank
#10WS rank
Among 19 Shooting Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
33.1
1979-80 · SAS
RPG
5.2
1979-80 · SAS
APG
3.7
1977-78 · SAS
PER
24.7
1977-78 · SAS
WS
12.0
1977-78 · SAS
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
12×
All-Star Selection
1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973
7×
All-NBA Team
1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976
2×
All-ABA Team
1975, 1974
1×
All-Rookie Team
1972
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.
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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