James Harden vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Dean Tolson 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Dean Tolson 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals James Harden 271 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games James Harden 165 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.