Dean Tolson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dean Tolson 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

Dean Tolson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dean Tolson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dean Tolson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Tolson 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dean Tolson 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dean Tolson 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dean Tolson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Tolson 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Tolson 402 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dean Tolson 179 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dean Tolson 34 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dean Tolson 36 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dean Tolson 27 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dean Tolson 80 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Tolson .546 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dean Tolson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Tolson .545 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Tolson 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dean Tolson 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dean Tolson 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dean Tolson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Tolson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Tolson 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dean Tolson 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dean Tolson 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dean Tolson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dean Tolson 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Tolson .125 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dean Tolson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Tolson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.