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George Dempsey

George P. Dempsey

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: July 19, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: Merchantville in Merchantville, New Jersey
College: King's College
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 7th round (9th pick, 68th overall), 1951 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: December 28, 1954

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 48 1387 127 360 .353 98 141 .695 236 174 141 352
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 72 1444 126 265 .475 88 139 .633 264 205 146 340
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 71 1147 134 302 .444 55 102 .539 251 136 107 323
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 67 1048 112 311 .360 70 105 .667 214 128 113 294
1958-59 29 TOT NBA 57 694 92 215 .428 81 106 .764 160 68 95 265
1958-59 29 PHW NBA 23 284 36 75 .480 23 33 .697 60 32 31 95
1958-59 29 SYR NBA 34 410 56 140 .400 58 73 .795 100 36 64 170
Career NBA 315 5720 591 1453 .407 392 593 .661 1125 711 602 1574

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 48 28.9 2.6 7.5 .353 2.0 2.9 .695 4.9 3.6 2.9 7.3
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 72 20.1 1.8 3.7 .475 1.2 1.9 .633 3.7 2.8 2.0 4.7
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 71 16.2 1.9 4.3 .444 0.8 1.4 .539 3.5 1.9 1.5 4.5
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 67 15.6 1.7 4.6 .360 1.0 1.6 .667 3.2 1.9 1.7 4.4
1958-59 29 TOT NBA 57 12.2 1.6 3.8 .428 1.4 1.9 .764 2.8 1.2 1.7 4.6
1958-59 29 PHW NBA 23 12.3 1.6 3.3 .480 1.0 1.4 .697 2.6 1.4 1.3 4.1
1958-59 29 SYR NBA 34 12.1 1.6 4.1 .400 1.7 2.1 .795 2.9 1.1 1.9 5.0
Career NBA 315 18.2 1.9 4.6 .407 1.2 1.9 .661 3.6 2.3 1.9 5.0

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 48 1387 3.3 9.3 .353 2.5 3.7 .695 6.1 4.5 3.7 9.1
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 72 1444 3.1 6.6 .475 2.2 3.5 .633 6.6 5.1 3.6 8.5
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 71 1147 4.2 9.5 .444 1.7 3.2 .539 7.9 4.3 3.4 10.1
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 67 1048 3.8 10.7 .360 2.4 3.6 .667 7.4 4.4 3.9 10.1
1958-59 29 TOT NBA 57 694 4.8 11.2 .428 4.2 5.5 .764 8.3 3.5 4.9 13.7
1958-59 29 PHW NBA 23 284 4.6 9.5 .480 2.9 4.2 .697 7.6 4.1 3.9 12.0
1958-59 29 SYR NBA 34 410 4.9 12.3 .400 5.1 6.4 .795 8.8 3.2 5.6 14.9
Career NBA 315 5720 3.7 9.1 .407 2.5 3.7 .661 7.1 4.5 3.8 9.9

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 48 1387 10.8 .417 .353 0.2 1.4 1.5 .053
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 72 1444 12.8 .521 .475 2.3 1.2 3.5 .117
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 71 1147 13.4 .466 .444 1.3 0.8 2.1 .089
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 67 1048 10.9 .412 .360 0.1 1.2 1.4 .063
1958-59 29 TOT NBA 57 694 14.6 .506 .428 1.4 0.8 2.2 .152
1958-59 29 PHW NBA 23 284 15.0 .531 .480 0.6 0.4 1.0 .168
1958-59 29 SYR NBA 34 410 14.4 .494 .400 0.7 0.5 1.2 .141
Career NBA 315 5720 12.3 .459 .407 5.3 5.5 10.8 .090

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 10 134 12 30 14 20 25 13 11 38 .400 .700 13.4 3.8 2.5 1.3
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 2 74 9 21 7 16 15 12 5 25 .429 .438 37.0 12.5 7.5 6.0
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 8 101 14 28 5 9 18 6 11 33 .500 .556 12.6 4.1 2.3 0.8
1958-59 29 SYR NBA 5 30 3 8 3 4 6 4 8 9 .375 .750 6.0 1.8 1.2 0.8
Career NBA 25 339 38 87 29 49 64 35 35 105 .437 .592 13.6 4.2 2.6 1.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 10 134 12.3 .490 .400 14.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 .123
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 2 74 18.0 .446 .429 26.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 .128
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 8 101 13.2 .516 .500 9.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 .167
1958-59 29 SYR NBA 5 30 7.7 .461 .375 17.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 .042
Career NBA 25 339 13.4 .484 .437 15.9 0.5 0.4 0.9 .130

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
George Dempsey 3.5 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4
Randy Foye 90.4 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.1
Larry Wright 90.2 3.5 2.7 1.8 1.4 1.2
Eric Piatkowski 88.3 3.9 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2
John Battle 87.9 3.2 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.0
Marko Jaric 87.5 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.5
Robert Pack 87.2 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.7 1.1
Larry Hughes 86.6 3.7 2.4 2.4 1.7 0.6
John Salmons 86.4 3.6 2.1 1.7 1.4 0.6
Mickael Pietrus 86.3 3.6 2.8 2.1 1.5 0.6
Clint Richardson 86.0 3.3 2.4 1.9 1.1 1.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
George Dempsey 3.5 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4
Randy Foye 90.4 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.1
Larry Wright 89.8 3.5 2.7 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.0
Haywoode Workman 84.0 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1
Sonny Hertzberg 83.9 4.0 2.5 2.3 1.4 0.7
Al Ferrari 81.6 3.3 1.9 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.0
Bill Gabor 80.1 3.5 2.9 2.8 1.5 0.5 0.0
Sam Vincent 79.8 3.3 2.4 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.3
Rick Adelman 79.2 3.4 2.2 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.1
Ron Lee 79.0 3.8 2.8 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3
Devin Brown 78.6 3.7 3.5 2.4 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1956 Philadelphia Warriors (NBA)
Games
1955-56 NBA 72 (2)

Transactions

April 25, 1951: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 7th round (69th pick) of the 1951 NBA Draft.

December 16, 1958: Claimed on waivers by the Syracuse Nationals from the Philadelphia Warriors

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