George Dempsey vs. George Gervin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Gervin 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.

George Gervin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 George Gervin 0

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 George Gervin 10

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 George Gervin 9

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 George Gervin 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 George Gervin 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 George Gervin 7

Scoring Leader George Dempsey 0 George Gervin 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 George Gervin 26.2

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 George Gervin 4.6

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 George Gervin 2.8

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 George Gervin 20,708

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 George Gervin 3,607

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 George Gervin 2,214

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 941

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 670

Total Games George Dempsey 315 George Gervin 791

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 George Gervin .511

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin .297 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 George Gervin .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) George Gervin 33.1 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) George Gervin 5.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) George Gervin 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 1.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 George Gervin 27.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 George Gervin 5.8

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 George Gervin 3.2

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 George Gervin 1,592

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 George Gervin 341

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 George Gervin 186

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 69

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 52

Total Games George Dempsey 25 George Gervin 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 George Gervin .508

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 George Gervin .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) George Gervin 33.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) George Gervin 7.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) George Gervin 4.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Gervin 2.7 (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.