George Dempsey vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Dempsey 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader George Dempsey 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.