George Dempsey vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.