George Dempsey vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King and George Dempsey that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

George Dempsey

vs.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader George Dempsey 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 866

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 230

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Bernard King 121

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Bernard King 65

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 24

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 6

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.