Tom Gola vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Gola 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Gola 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Gola 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Gola 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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