Earl Monroe vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Dean Tolson 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * 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.