George Gervin
- Seasons
- 1972-73 to 1985-86
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Born
- Apr 27, 1952
- College
- Eastern Michigan
- Draft
- 1974, round 3, pick 40
9All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.4
- True shooting
- .564
- Effective FG
- .497
- Usage rate
- 29.6
- Win shares
- 116.4
- WS per 48
- .157
- Box plus/minus
- 2.5
- VORP
- 40.1
- Best season, WS
- 12.0
- Best season, BPM
- 4.8
- MVP vote shares
- 0.90
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 4 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 ABA | VIR | 20 | 30 | 689 | 15.6 | .540 | .481 | 24.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .112 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | 2+ teams | 21 | 74 | 2,511 | 21.7 | .531 | .474 | 29.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.3 | .140 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 103 | 101 |
| 1974-75 ABA | SAA | 22 | 84 | 3,113 | 20.4 | .529 | .479 | 26.5 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 10.0 | .154 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 109 | 103 |
| 1975-76 ABA | SAA | 23 | 81 | 2,748 | 20.0 | .556 | .504 | 25.3 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 9.3 | .162 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 111 | 103 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 24 | 82 | 2,705 | 21.4 | .604 | .544 | – | 8.7 | 1.8 | 10.5 | .187 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | – | 102 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 25 | 82 | 2,857 | 24.7 | .594 | .536 | 29.5 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 12.0 | .201 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 111 | 101 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 26 | 80 | 2,888 | 23.2 | .591 | .541 | 30.0 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 11.4 | .189 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 112 | 103 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 27 | 78 | 2,934 | 24.0 | .587 | .536 | 31.7 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 10.6 | .173 | 5.5 | -1.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 115 | 110 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 28 | 82 | 2,765 | 22.9 | .555 | .494 | 32.3 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 10.5 | .182 | 4.2 | -1.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 113 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | SAS | 29 | 79 | 2,817 | 24.2 | .562 | .502 | 35.0 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 10.7 | .182 | 5.4 | -1.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 114 | 110 |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 30 | 78 | 2,830 | 20.5 | .561 | .491 | 29.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 9.4 | .159 | 2.9 | -1.1 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 112 | 108 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 31 | 76 | 2,584 | 19.3 | .551 | .493 | 30.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 5.5 | .102 | 1.9 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 110 | 113 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 32 | 72 | 2,091 | 18.5 | .564 | .508 | 29.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 4.6 | .106 | 1.3 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 109 | 111 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 33 | 82 | 2,065 | 16.0 | .534 | .474 | 27.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | .069 | 0.5 | -2.6 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 107 | 115 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.