Tom Gola vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Gola 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Tom Gola 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Tom Gola 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Russell Westbrook 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Russell Westbrook 7.7

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Russell Westbrook 2,866

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Russell Westbrook 848

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Russell Westbrook 919

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 208

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Russell Westbrook 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Russell Westbrook .407

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .299

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Russell Westbrook .827

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.