George Dempsey vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Dempsey 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP George Dempsey 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader George Dempsey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year George Dempsey 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* 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 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.