Dave Cowens vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Dean Tolson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.