Spencer Haywood vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * 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.