George Dempsey vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Dempsey 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team George Dempsey 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** 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.