Nate Thurmond vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Dean Tolson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Dean Tolson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * 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.