Larry Bird vs. George Dempsey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Dempsey and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

George Dempsey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 George Dempsey 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 George Dempsey 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 George Dempsey 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 George Dempsey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 George Dempsey 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 George Dempsey 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 George Dempsey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 George Dempsey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 George Dempsey 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 George Dempsey 0

* 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 Larry Bird 24.3 George Dempsey 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 George Dempsey 3.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 George Dempsey 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 George Dempsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 George Dempsey 1,574

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 George Dempsey 1,125

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 George Dempsey 711

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 George Dempsey 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 George Dempsey .407

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 George Dempsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 George Dempsey .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) George Dempsey 7.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) George Dempsey 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) George Dempsey 3.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) George Dempsey - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 George Dempsey 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 George Dempsey 2.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 George Dempsey 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 George Dempsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 George Dempsey 105

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 George Dempsey 64

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 George Dempsey 35

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 George Dempsey 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 George Dempsey .437

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 George Dempsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 George Dempsey .592

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) George Dempsey 12.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) George Dempsey 7.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) George Dempsey 6.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) George Dempsey - n/a **

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.