Dirk Nowitzki vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Dean Tolson 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

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