Rudy Gay vs. Dean Tolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Tolson and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Dean Tolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Dean Tolson: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Dean Tolson 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Dean Tolson 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Dean Tolson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Dean Tolson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Dean Tolson 2.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Dean Tolson 0.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Dean Tolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Dean Tolson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Dean Tolson 402

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Dean Tolson 179

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Dean Tolson 34

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Dean Tolson 36

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Dean Tolson 27

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Dean Tolson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Dean Tolson .546

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Dean Tolson .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Dean Tolson 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Dean Tolson 2.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Dean Tolson 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Dean Tolson 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Dean Tolson 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Dean Tolson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Dean Tolson 1.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Dean Tolson 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Dean Tolson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Dean Tolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Dean Tolson 4

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Dean Tolson 7

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Dean Tolson 1

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Dean Tolson 0

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Dean Tolson 0

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Dean Tolson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Dean Tolson .125

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Dean Tolson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Dean Tolson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Dean Tolson 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Dean Tolson 1.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Dean Tolson 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Dean Tolson 0.0 (1975)

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