Tom Gola vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Tom Gola 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Tom Gola 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tom Gola 698 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tom Gola 39 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.