Kevin Love vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Dean Tolson 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

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