John Havlicek vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Dean Tolson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Dean Tolson 27

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.