Rick Barry vs. George Dempsey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Dempsey and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

George Dempsey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 George Dempsey 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 George Dempsey 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 George Dempsey 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 George Dempsey 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * George Dempsey 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 George Dempsey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 George Dempsey 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 George Dempsey 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * George Dempsey 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 George Dempsey 0

* Notes: 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 Rick Barry 23.2 George Dempsey 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 George Dempsey 3.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 George Dempsey 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 George Dempsey 1,574

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 George Dempsey 1,125

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 George Dempsey 711

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 George Dempsey 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 George Dempsey .407

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 George Dempsey .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) George Dempsey 7.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) George Dempsey 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) George Dempsey 3.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * George Dempsey - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 George Dempsey 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 George Dempsey 2.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 George Dempsey 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 George Dempsey 105

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 George Dempsey 64

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 George Dempsey 35

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 George Dempsey 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 George Dempsey .437

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * George Dempsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 George Dempsey .592

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) George Dempsey 12.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) George Dempsey 7.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) George Dempsey 6.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * George Dempsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.