George Dempsey vs. Julius Erving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Julius Erving 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.

Julius Erving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Julius Erving 1

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Julius Erving 11

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Julius Erving 11

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Julius Erving 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Dempsey 0 * Julius Erving 1

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Julius Erving 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Julius Erving 7

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Julius Erving 22.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Julius Erving 6.7

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Julius Erving 3.9

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.8

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Julius Erving 18,364

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Julius Erving 5,601

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Julius Erving 3,224

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 1,508

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 1,293

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Julius Erving 836

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Julius Erving .507

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving .261 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Julius Erving .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Julius Erving 26.9 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Julius Erving 8.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Julius Erving 4.6 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 2.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Julius Erving 21.9

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Julius Erving 7.0

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Julius Erving 4.2

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.7

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Julius Erving 3,088

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Julius Erving 994

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Julius Erving 594

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 235

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 239

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Julius Erving 141

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Julius Erving .486

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving .194 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Julius Erving .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Julius Erving 27.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Julius Erving 9.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Julius Erving 5.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 2.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Julius Erving 2.6 (1981)

Notes: * 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.