Kobe Bryant vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Dean Tolson 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Dean Tolson 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

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