Eric Bledsoe vs. Tom Gola Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Gola and Eric Bledsoe, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Eric Bledsoe played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Tom Gola, who played 10. Eric Bledsoe had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Tom Gola had his rookie season in 1955-56. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Eric Bledsoe 12 5 2010-11 to 2021-22
Tom Gola 10 5 1955-56 to 1965-66

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2010-111955-56
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 81 22.7 6.7 0.8 1.9 2.8 3.6 1.1 0.3 2.4 1.6 2.5 6.0 .424 0.4 1.4 .276 1.2 1.6 .744
Tom Gola 68 34.5 10.8 - - 9.1 5.9 - - - 4.0 3.6 8.7 .412 - - - 3.6 4.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Tom Gola 10 36.0 12.3 - - 10.1 5.8 - - - 4.7 3.8 10.7 .355 - - - 4.7 6.0 .783

Note: Tom Gola didn't play in 1956-57.

Season 2

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2011-121957-58
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisWarriors Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 40 11.6 3.3 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 3.2 .389 0.2 0.8 .200 0.7 1.1 .636
Tom Gola 59 36.0 13.8 - - 10.8 5.5 - - - 3.8 5.0 12.1 .415 - - - 3.8 5.1 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 11 17.2 7.9 1.1 1.3 2.4 2.1 1.2 0.4 1.4 2.1 3.4 5.7 .587 0.3 0.6 .429 0.9 1.5 .625
Tom Gola 8 40.9 13.8 - - 10.5 4.0 - - - 3.0 4.5 13.6 .330 - - - 4.8 6.4 .745

Season 3

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2012-131958-59
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 76 20.4 8.5 1.0 1.9 3.0 3.1 1.4 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.3 7.5 .445 0.4 1.0 .397 1.4 1.8 .791
Tom Gola 64 36.5 14.1 - - 11.1 4.2 - - - 3.8 4.8 12.1 .401 - - - 4.4 5.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 6 16.2 6.5 0.3 2.2 2.5 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.0 .500 0.2 1.5 .111 1.3 2.0 .667
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2013-141959-60
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 43 32.9 17.7 0.6 4.1 4.7 5.5 1.6 0.3 3.3 2.3 6.2 12.9 .477 1.2 3.3 .357 4.3 5.5 .772
Tom Gola 75 38.3 15.0 - - 10.4 5.5 - - - 4.1 5.7 13.1 .433 - - - 3.6 4.5 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Tom Gola 9 37.8 12.6 - - 10.6 5.6 - - - 4.6 4.7 11.3 .412 - - - 3.2 4.0 .806

Season 5

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2014-151960-61
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 81 34.6 17.0 0.9 4.3 5.2 6.1 1.6 0.6 3.4 2.3 5.8 12.9 .447 1.1 3.4 .324 4.4 5.4 .800
Tom Gola 74 36.6 14.2 - - 9.4 3.9 - - - 4.3 5.7 12.7 .447 - - - 2.8 3.8 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Tom Gola 3 42.3 9.7 - - 12.3 5.0 - - - 4.7 2.3 11.3 .206 - - - 5.0 6.7 .750

Season 6

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2015-161961-62
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 31 34.2 20.4 0.6 3.5 4.0 6.1 2.0 0.6 3.5 2.4 7.2 15.9 .453 1.5 4.2 .372 4.5 5.5 .802
Tom Gola 60 41.0 13.7 - - 9.8 4.9 - - - 4.5 5.4 12.8 .421 - - - 2.9 3.8 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Tom Gola 9 35.1 6.3 - - 8.2 2.7 - - - 4.2 2.1 7.8 .271 - - - 2.1 2.8 .760

Season 7

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2016-171962-63
Team Phoenix SunsSan Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 66 33.0 21.1 0.8 4.1 4.8 6.3 1.4 0.5 3.4 2.5 6.8 15.7 .434 1.6 4.7 .335 5.9 6.9 .847
Tom Gola 73 36.6 12.3 - - 4.3 4.1 - - - 4.0 5.0 10.8 .459 - - - 2.3 3.0 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2017-181963-64
Team Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 74 31.4 17.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 5.0 2.0 0.6 2.9 2.5 6.3 13.4 .473 1.7 4.9 .347 3.4 4.3 .795
Tom Gola 74 29.1 9.1 - - 6.3 3.5 - - - 3.8 3.5 8.1 .429 - - - 2.1 2.9 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 7 32.1 13.6 0.4 3.1 3.6 3.7 1.0 0.9 2.1 2.7 5.3 12.0 .440 1.0 3.1 .318 2.0 2.9 .700
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2018-191964-65
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 78 29.1 15.9 1.1 3.6 4.6 5.5 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.0 12.4 .484 1.6 4.8 .329 2.3 3.0 .750
Tom Gola 77 22.4 7.0 - - 4.1 2.9 - - - 3.5 2.6 5.9 .448 - - - 1.7 2.3 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 15 28.2 13.7 1.3 2.4 3.7 4.3 1.1 0.4 2.1 1.9 5.1 12.3 .411 1.1 4.8 .236 2.4 3.4 .706
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2019-201965-66
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 61 27.0 14.9 0.7 3.9 4.6 5.4 0.9 0.4 2.4 2.1 5.5 11.5 .475 1.2 3.5 .344 2.8 3.5 .790
Tom Gola 74 15.2 4.4 - - 3.9 2.6 - - - 2.8 1.6 3.7 .450 - - - 1.1 1.4 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 9 29.7 11.7 0.6 4.0 4.6 5.9 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.2 4.2 10.9 .388 0.9 3.6 .250 2.3 2.9 .808
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2020-21-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 71 29.7 12.2 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.8 0.8 0.3 1.6 1.6 4.3 10.3 .421 1.7 5.0 .341 1.9 2.7 .687
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Eric Bledsoe Tom Gola
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 54 25.2 9.9 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.2 1.3 0.4 2.1 1.6 3.6 8.7 .421 0.9 3.0 .313 1.6 2.2 .761
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------