George Dempsey vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White 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.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Dempsey 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Jo Jo White 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.4 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.