Rick Barry vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Tom Gola 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Tom Gola 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Tom Gola 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Tom Gola 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Tom Gola 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Tom Gola 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Tom Gola - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.