George Dempsey vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Dempsey 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team George Dempsey 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader George Dempsey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader George Dempsey 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Jerry West 855

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Jerry West 970

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

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

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jerry West 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.