George Dempsey vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas 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.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year George Dempsey 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.