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.

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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Eric Bledsoe	Tom Gola
Season	2010-11	1955-56
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	2011-12	1957-58
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Warriors 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 4
	Eric Bledsoe	Tom Gola
Season	2013-14	1959-60
Team	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors 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	2014-15	1960-61
Team	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors 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	2015-16	1961-62
Team	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors 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	2016-17	1962-63
Team	Phoenix Suns	San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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	2017-18	1963-64
Team	Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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	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	2018-19	1964-65
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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	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	2019-20	1965-66
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-