Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dean Tolson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dean Tolson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dean Tolson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dean Tolson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dean Tolson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dean Tolson 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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.