George Dempsey vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Dempsey 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team George Dempsey 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games George Dempsey 315 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games George Dempsey 25 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.