George Mikan vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and George Mikan 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

George Mikan

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Dean Tolson 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Dean Tolson 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Dean Tolson 0

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 27

Total Games George Mikan 439 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.