Tom Burleson vs. Joe Dumars Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Dumars and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Joe Dumars

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Joe Dumars 2

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Joe Dumars 14

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Joe Dumars 10

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Joe Dumars 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Burleson 0 Joe Dumars 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Joe Dumars 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Burleson 0 Joe Dumars 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Joe Dumars 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Joe Dumars 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Joe Dumars 2.2

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Joe Dumars 4.5

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Joe Dumars 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Joe Dumars 16,401

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Joe Dumars 2,203

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Joe Dumars 4,612

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Joe Dumars 902

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Joe Dumars 83

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Joe Dumars 1,018

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Joe Dumars .460

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Joe Dumars .382

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Joe Dumars .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Joe Dumars 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Joe Dumars 2.3

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Joe Dumars 4.6

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Joe Dumars 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Joe Dumars 1,752

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Joe Dumars 257

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Joe Dumars 512

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Joe Dumars 91

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Joe Dumars 6

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Joe Dumars 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Joe Dumars .462

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Joe Dumars .358

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Joe Dumars .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.