George Gervin vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Dean Tolson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Dean Tolson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Dean Tolson 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games George Gervin 791 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games George Gervin 59 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Notes: * 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.