Tom Gola vs. Horace Grant Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Horace Grant and Tom Gola, 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.
Tom Gola played 10 years in the NBA, 7 less than Horace Grant, who played 17. Tom Gola had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, while Horace Grant had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 |
Tom Gola |
10 |
5 |
1955-56 to 1965-66 |
Horace Grant |
17 |
13 |
1987-88 to 2003-04 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
68 |
34.5 |
10.8 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
3.6 |
8.7 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.9 |
.733 |
Horace Grant |
81 |
22.6 |
7.7 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.501 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.626 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
10 |
36.0 |
12.3 |
- |
- |
10.1 |
5.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
3.8 |
10.7 |
.355 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.783 |
Horace Grant |
10 |
29.9 |
10.1 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
.568 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.600 |
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 |
% |
Tom Gola |
59 |
36.0 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
10.8 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.0 |
12.1 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.1 |
.746 |
Horace Grant |
79 |
35.6 |
12.0 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
8.6 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
8 |
40.9 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
10.5 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.5 |
13.6 |
.330 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.4 |
.745 |
Horace Grant |
17 |
36.8 |
10.8 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
9.8 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
8.2 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
64 |
36.5 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
11.1 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
12.1 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.6 |
.787 |
Horace Grant |
80 |
34.4 |
13.4 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
7.9 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
10.7 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.699 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
16 |
38.5 |
12.2 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
9.9 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.623 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
75 |
38.3 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.7 |
13.1 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.794 |
Horace Grant |
78 |
33.9 |
12.8 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
9.4 |
.547 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.711 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
9 |
37.8 |
12.6 |
- |
- |
10.6 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
4.7 |
11.3 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.806 |
Horace Grant |
17 |
39.2 |
13.3 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
8.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
9.2 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.733 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
74 |
36.6 |
14.2 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
3.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
12.7 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.747 |
Horace Grant |
81 |
35.3 |
14.2 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
10.0 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
9.8 |
.578 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.741 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
3 |
42.3 |
9.7 |
- |
- |
12.3 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
2.3 |
11.3 |
.206 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
.750 |
Horace Grant |
22 |
38.9 |
11.3 |
3.5 |
5.4 |
8.8 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
8.3 |
.541 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
.671 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
60 |
41.0 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
9.8 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.4 |
12.8 |
.421 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.765 |
Horace Grant |
77 |
35.6 |
13.2 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
9.5 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
10.8 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
.619 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
9 |
35.1 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
8.2 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
2.1 |
7.8 |
.271 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.760 |
Horace Grant |
19 |
34.3 |
10.7 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
8.2 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
8.0 |
.546 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.685 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
73 |
36.6 |
12.3 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
10.8 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.776 |
Horace Grant |
70 |
36.7 |
15.1 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
11.0 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
12.5 |
.524 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.596 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
10 |
39.3 |
16.2 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
7.4 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
12.0 |
.542 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.738 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
74 |
29.1 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
3.5 |
8.1 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.726 |
Horace Grant |
74 |
36.4 |
12.8 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
9.7 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
9.6 |
.567 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.692 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
21 |
41.4 |
13.7 |
3.5 |
6.9 |
10.4 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
10.7 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.763 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
77 |
22.4 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.739 |
Horace Grant |
63 |
36.3 |
13.4 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
9.2 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
10.7 |
.513 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.734 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
9 |
37.1 |
15.0 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
10.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
10.4 |
.649 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.867 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
74 |
15.2 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.781 |
Horace Grant |
67 |
37.3 |
12.6 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
9.0 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
10.4 |
.515 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.715 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
76 |
36.9 |
12.1 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
8.1 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
11.3 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.678 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
50 |
33.2 |
8.9 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.671 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
4 |
32.0 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
.367 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.625 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
76 |
35.4 |
8.1 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
7.8 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
7.9 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.721 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
5 |
37.0 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.407 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
77 |
31.0 |
8.5 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
7.4 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
16 |
26.6 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.733 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
76 |
29.1 |
8.0 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
.513 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.721 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
4 |
31.8 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
5 |
17.0 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
55 |
20.1 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.411 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.722 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Horace Grant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |