George Dempsey vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games George Dempsey 315 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 David Thompson 115

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 David Thompson 101

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games George Dempsey 25 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.