Tom Gola vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Tom Gola 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Gola 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Tom Gola 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Gola 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Tom Gola 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Tom Gola 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Gola 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Tom Gola 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Tom Gola 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Tom Gola 698 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Tom Gola 39 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.