George Dempsey vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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 Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader George Dempsey 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader George Dempsey 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games George Dempsey 315 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 George Mikan 155

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games George Dempsey 25 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.