Michael Cooper vs. George Dempsey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Dempsey and Michael Cooper 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

Michael Cooper

vs.

George Dempsey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 George Dempsey 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 George Dempsey 5

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 George Dempsey 4

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 George Dempsey 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 George Dempsey 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 George Dempsey 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * George Dempsey 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 George Dempsey 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 George Dempsey 3.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 George Dempsey 2.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 George Dempsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 George Dempsey 1,574

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 George Dempsey 1,125

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 George Dempsey 711

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 George Dempsey 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 George Dempsey .407

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 George Dempsey .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) George Dempsey 7.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) George Dempsey 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) George Dempsey 3.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) George Dempsey - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 George Dempsey 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 George Dempsey 2.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 George Dempsey 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 George Dempsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 George Dempsey 105

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 George Dempsey 64

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 George Dempsey 35

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 George Dempsey 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 George Dempsey .437

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 George Dempsey .592

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) George Dempsey 12.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) George Dempsey 7.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) George Dempsey 6.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) George Dempsey - n/a **

Notes: * 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.