Rick Barry vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dean Tolson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dean Tolson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dean Tolson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dean Tolson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (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. 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.