Tom Gola vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum 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, 3 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Tom Gola had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, while Jayson Tatum had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 |
Jayson Tatum |
7 |
7 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
80 |
30.5 |
13.9 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
10.4 |
.475 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.434 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.826 |
|
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 |
Jayson Tatum |
19 |
35.9 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
13.7 |
.471 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.324 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
.845 |
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 |
Jayson Tatum |
79 |
31.1 |
15.7 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
.450 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.373 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.855 |
|
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 |
Jayson Tatum |
9 |
32.8 |
15.2 |
0.8 |
5.9 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
12.4 |
.438 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.323 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
.744 |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
66 |
34.3 |
23.4 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
8.4 |
18.6 |
.450 |
2.9 |
7.1 |
.403 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jayson Tatum |
17 |
40.6 |
25.7 |
1.3 |
8.7 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
8.5 |
19.6 |
.434 |
2.8 |
7.4 |
.373 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
.813 |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
64 |
35.8 |
26.4 |
0.8 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
9.5 |
20.6 |
.459 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
.386 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
.868 |
|
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 |
Jayson Tatum |
5 |
37.0 |
30.6 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
9.4 |
22.2 |
.423 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
.389 |
9.0 |
9.8 |
.918 |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
76 |
35.9 |
26.9 |
1.1 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
9.3 |
20.6 |
.453 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
.353 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
.853 |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
24 |
41.0 |
25.6 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
8.4 |
19.7 |
.426 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
.393 |
5.7 |
7.1 |
.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 |
60 |
41.0 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
9.8 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.4 |
12.8 |
.421 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.765 |
Jayson Tatum |
74 |
36.9 |
30.1 |
1.1 |
7.7 |
8.8 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
9.8 |
21.1 |
.466 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
.350 |
7.2 |
8.4 |
.854 |
|
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 |
Jayson Tatum |
20 |
40.0 |
27.2 |
1.3 |
9.2 |
10.5 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
9.3 |
20.2 |
.458 |
2.7 |
8.2 |
.323 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
.876 |
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Season 7 |
|
Tom Gola |
Jayson Tatum |
Season |
1962-63 | 2023-24 |
Team |
San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks | Boston Celtics |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Celtics TBD |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
74 |
35.7 |
26.9 |
0.9 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
9.1 |
19.3 |
.471 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
.376 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jayson Tatum |
9 |
38.7 |
24.2 |
0.7 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
18.1 |
.417 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
.263 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
.859 |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |