George Dempsey vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson and George Dempsey 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

George Dempsey

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Dempsey 0 * Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team George Dempsey 0 * Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Dennis Johnson 9

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979)

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.