George Dempsey vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren and George Dempsey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

George Dempsey played 5 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jalen Duren, who played 2. George Dempsey had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while Jalen Duren had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
George Dempsey 5 4 1954-55 to 1958-59
Jalen Duren 2 0 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Dempsey Jalen Duren
Season 1954-552022-23
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 48 28.9 7.3 - - 4.9 3.6 - - - 2.9 2.6 7.5 .353 - - - 2.0 2.9 .695
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.3 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey ------- --- ----------
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 2

George Dempsey Jalen Duren
Season 1955-562023-24
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 72 20.1 4.7 - - 3.7 2.8 - - - 2.0 1.8 3.7 .475 - - - 1.2 1.9 .633
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 10 13.4 3.8 - - 2.5 1.3 - - - 1.1 1.2 3.0 .400 - - - 1.4 2.0 .700
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

George Dempsey Jalen Duren
Season 1956-57-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 71 16.2 4.5 - - 3.5 1.9 - - - 1.5 1.9 4.3 .444 - - - 0.8 1.4 .539
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 2 37.0 12.5 - - 7.5 6.0 - - - 2.5 4.5 10.5 .429 - - - 3.5 8.0 .438
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

George Dempsey Jalen Duren
Season 1957-58-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 67 15.6 4.4 - - 3.2 1.9 - - - 1.7 1.7 4.6 .360 - - - 1.0 1.6 .667
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 8 12.6 4.1 - - 2.3 0.8 - - - 1.4 1.8 3.5 .500 - - - 0.6 1.1 .556
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

George Dempsey Jalen Duren
Season 1958-59-
Team Philadelphia Warriors, Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 57 12.2 4.6 - - 2.8 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.6 3.8 .428 - - - 1.4 1.9 .764
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Dempsey 5 6.0 1.8 - - 1.2 0.8 - - - 1.6 0.6 1.6 .375 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------