George GervinSan Antonio Spurs · #44
George Gervin is a retired guard and Hall of Famer who starred for the San Antonio Spurs. The Iceman — four scoring titles and the finger roll. Career averages: 26.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
George Gervin — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where George Gervin stands
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George Gervin — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees George Gervin
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
George Gervin career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 (ABA) | 30 | 23.0 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .472 | .231 |
| 1973-74 (ABA, Virginia) | 49 | 35.3 | 25.4 | 8.5 | 2.0 | .472 | .160 |
| 1973-74 (ABA, San Antonio) | 25 | 31.3 | 19.4 | 8.2 | 1.8 | .468 | .000 |
| 1974-75 (ABA) | 84 | 37.1 | 23.4 | 8.3 | 2.5 | .474 | .309 |
| 1975-76 (ABA) | 81 | 33.9 | 21.8 | 6.7 | 2.5 | .499 | .255 |
| 1976-77 | 82 | 33.0 | 23.1 | 5.5 | 2.9 | .544 | |
| 1977-78 | 82 | 34.8 | 27.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | .536 | |
| 1978-79 | 80 | 36.1 | 29.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | .541 | |
| 1979-80 | 78 | 37.6 | 33.1 | 5.2 | 2.6 | .528 | .314 |
| 1980-81 | 82 | 33.7 | 27.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | .492 | .257 |
| 1981-82 | 79 | 35.7 | 32.3 | 5.0 | 2.4 | .500 | .278 |
| 1982-83 | 78 | 36.3 | 26.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | .487 | .364 |
| 1983-84 | 76 | 34.0 | 25.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | .490 | .417 |
| 1984-85 | 72 | 29.0 | 21.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .508 | .000 |
| 1985-86 (Chicago) | 82 | 25.2 | 16.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .472 | .211 |
| Career | 1060 | 33.6 | 25.1 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the San Antonio Spurs built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of George Gervin
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Turning pro
Drafted 1974 as a Guard.
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On the last day of the 1978 season, David Thompson dropped 73 in the afternoon to take the scoring title — so that night, George Gervin calmly answered with 63 of his own and took it back, cool as the nickname suggested.
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They called him the Iceman because nothing sped up his pulse, least of all the moment. He scored 25 a night for a decade and made it look like he'd rather be somewhere warm, sipping something.
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The finger roll was his signature — that impossibly gentle release, the ball hanging off his fingertips and dropping soft as a secret. It was scoring turned into a piece of art, effortless where everyone else was straining.
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He was San Antonio's first icon, the man who made the city a basketball town before it ever won a thing. Four scoring titles, one unhurried heartbeat, and a move nobody has copied since.
Off the court
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- College
- Eastern Michigan
- NBA debut
- 1976
- Draft
- 1974
- Jersey
- #44
The Iceman — four scoring titles and the finger roll.
A Hall of Fame guard and San Antonio Spurs legend.
George Gervin — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about George Gervin, answered.
