Paul Pierce vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

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