Joe Dumars vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 George Karl 1

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 George Karl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 George Karl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 George Karl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 George Karl 22

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 George Karl 51

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 George Karl 11

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 George Karl 0

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 George Karl 0

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 George Karl 0

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 George Karl 0

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 George Karl 0

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.