Kobe Bryant vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Tom Gola 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Gola 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Tom Gola 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Gola 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Tom Gola 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Tom Gola 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Gola 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Tom Gola - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.