Tom Gola vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Tom Gola 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 Gola

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Tom Gola 698 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Tom Gola 39 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

Notes: * 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.