Stephen Curry vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Tom Gola 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Tom Gola 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Tom Gola 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Tom Gola 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Tom Gola 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.