George Dempsey vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Dempsey 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader George Dempsey 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader George Dempsey 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year George Dempsey 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.