George Dempsey vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.