George Dempsey vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Dempsey 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP George Dempsey 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team George Dempsey 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year George Dempsey 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader George Dempsey 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader George Dempsey 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year George Dempsey 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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.