George Dempsey vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader George Dempsey 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

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.