Tyson Chandler vs. George Dempsey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Dempsey and Tyson Chandler, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 14 more than George Dempsey, who played 5. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while George Dempsey had his rookie season in 1954-55. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tyson Chandler 19 10 2001-02 to 2019-20
George Dempsey 5 4 1954-55 to 1958-59

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2001-021954-55
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 71 19.6 6.1 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.1 4.3 .497 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.1 .604
George Dempsey 48 28.9 7.3 - - 4.9 3.6 - - - 2.9 2.6 7.5 .353 - - - 2.0 2.9 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2002-031955-56
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 75 24.4 9.2 2.3 4.6 6.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.9 3.4 6.5 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.9 .608
George Dempsey 72 20.1 4.7 - - 3.7 2.8 - - - 2.0 1.8 3.7 .475 - - - 1.2 1.9 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey 10 13.4 3.8 - - 2.5 1.3 - - - 1.1 1.2 3.0 .400 - - - 1.4 2.0 .700

Season 3

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2003-041956-57
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 35 22.3 6.1 2.3 5.4 7.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.1 2.5 1.9 4.5 .424 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.4 .669
George Dempsey 71 16.2 4.5 - - 3.5 1.9 - - - 1.5 1.9 4.3 .444 - - - 0.8 1.4 .539
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey 2 37.0 12.5 - - 7.5 6.0 - - - 2.5 4.5 10.5 .429 - - - 3.5 8.0 .438

Season 4

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2004-051957-58
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 80 27.4 8.0 3.3 6.4 9.7 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.5 3.4 2.6 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 4.2 .673
George Dempsey 67 15.6 4.4 - - 3.2 1.9 - - - 1.7 1.7 4.6 .360 - - - 1.0 1.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 6 29.0 11.7 4.8 4.8 9.7 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.3 4.5 3.2 6.7 .475 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.7 .696
George Dempsey 8 12.6 4.1 - - 2.3 0.8 - - - 1.4 1.8 3.5 .500 - - - 0.6 1.1 .556

Season 5

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2005-061958-59
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia Warriors, Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 79 26.8 5.3 3.4 5.7 9.0 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.6 3.8 2.0 3.6 .565 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.4 .503
George Dempsey 57 12.2 4.6 - - 2.8 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.6 3.8 .428 - - - 1.4 1.9 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 6 17.3 1.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.8 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.7 .300
George Dempsey 5 6.0 1.8 - - 1.2 0.8 - - - 1.6 0.6 1.6 .375 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 6

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2006-07-
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 73 34.6 9.5 4.4 8.0 12.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.7 3.3 4.0 6.4 .624 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.8 .527
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2007-08-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 79 35.2 11.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.1 4.8 7.7 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.7 .593
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 12 34.3 8.0 3.8 6.5 10.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.8 3.6 3.6 5.7 .632 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .625
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2008-09-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 45 32.1 8.8 3.6 5.1 8.7 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.2 3.6 6.3 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 .579
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 4 23.5 3.8 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 4.3 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .500
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2009-10-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 51 22.8 6.5 2.2 4.0 6.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.8 2.7 2.1 3.7 .574 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .732
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 4 15.0 3.5 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 4.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2010-11-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 74 27.8 10.1 2.8 6.6 9.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.2 3.6 5.5 .654 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.0 .732
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 21 32.4 8.0 3.8 5.4 9.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.7 3.7 2.7 4.7 .582 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.7 .679
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2011-12-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 62 33.2 11.3 3.4 6.5 9.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 3.0 3.9 5.7 .679 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.1 .689
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 5 33.4 6.2 3.6 5.4 9.0 0.8 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.6 2.2 5.0 .440 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .600
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 66 32.8 10.4 4.1 6.6 10.7 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.8 3.9 6.1 .638 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.9 .694
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 12 29.2 5.7 3.3 4.0 7.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 0.9 4.0 2.3 4.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2013-14-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 55 30.2 8.7 2.9 6.7 9.6 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.3 2.6 3.5 5.9 .593 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.8 .632
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2014-15-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 75 30.5 10.3 3.9 7.6 11.5 1.1 0.6 1.2 1.4 2.3 3.9 5.9 .666 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.4 .720
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 5 32.0 10.2 5.4 5.4 10.8 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.0 3.2 3.8 5.8 .655 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 5.2 .500
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2015-16-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 66 24.5 7.2 2.7 6.1 8.7 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.4 2.2 2.8 4.8 .583 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.6 .620
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2016-17-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 47 27.6 8.4 3.3 8.2 11.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 1.4 2.7 3.3 4.9 .671 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.6 .734
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2017-18-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 46 25.0 6.5 2.9 6.2 9.1 1.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.3 2.6 4.1 .647 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .624
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 55 15.9 3.1 1.7 3.9 5.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 1.1 1.8 .616 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .586
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Tyson Chandler George Dempsey
Season 2019-20-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 26 8.4 1.3 1.0 1.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.7 .778 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .462
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------