Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. George Dempsey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Dempsey and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

George Dempsey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Dempsey 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 George Dempsey 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 George Dempsey 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 George Dempsey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Dempsey 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Dempsey 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 George Dempsey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 George Dempsey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 George Dempsey 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 George Dempsey 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Dempsey 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Dempsey 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * George Dempsey 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Dempsey 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 George Dempsey 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 George Dempsey 3.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 George Dempsey 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 George Dempsey 1,574

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 George Dempsey 1,125

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 George Dempsey 711

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 George Dempsey 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 George Dempsey .407

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 George Dempsey .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) George Dempsey 7.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) George Dempsey 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) George Dempsey 3.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * George Dempsey - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 George Dempsey 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 George Dempsey 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 George Dempsey 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 George Dempsey 105

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 George Dempsey 64

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 George Dempsey 35

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 George Dempsey 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 George Dempsey .437

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 George Dempsey .592

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) George Dempsey 12.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) George Dempsey 7.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) George Dempsey 6.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * George Dempsey - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.