George Dempsey vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team George Dempsey 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year George Dempsey 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader George Dempsey 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.