Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Gola 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Gola 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Gola 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.