Karl Malone vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

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