RJ Barrett vs. Tom Gola Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Gola and RJ Barrett, 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.
RJ Barrett played 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Tom Gola, who played 10. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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 |
RJ Barrett |
5 |
2 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
Tom Gola |
10 |
5 |
1955-56 to 1965-66 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
56 |
30.4 |
14.3 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
13.0 |
.402 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.320 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
.614 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
72 |
34.9 |
17.6 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
14.7 |
.441 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.401 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.746 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
5 |
32.4 |
14.4 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
13.4 |
.388 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
.286 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.800 |
Tom Gola |
8 |
40.9 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
10.5 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.5 |
13.6 |
.330 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.4 |
.745 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
70 |
34.5 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
17.1 |
.408 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.342 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.714 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
73 |
33.9 |
19.6 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
16.1 |
.434 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
.310 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.740 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
11 |
34.3 |
19.3 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
14.9 |
.433 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.328 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
.769 |
Tom Gola |
9 |
37.8 |
12.6 |
- |
- |
10.6 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
4.7 |
11.3 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.806 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
58 |
31.7 |
20.2 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
15.2 |
.495 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.360 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
.715 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Gola |
3 |
42.3 |
9.7 |
- |
- |
12.3 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
2.3 |
11.3 |
.206 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
RJ Barrett |
Tom Gola |
Season |
- | 1962-63 |
Team |
- | San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Star Game |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |