Jeremy Lin vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

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