Tom Gola vs. Kawhi Leonard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kawhi Leonard 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, 2 less than Kawhi Leonard, who played 12. Tom Gola had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, while Kawhi Leonard had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
12 |
11 |
2011-12 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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
64 |
24.0 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.493 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.376 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.773 |
|
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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
14 |
27.1 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
.500 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.450 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.813 |
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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
58 |
31.2 |
11.9 |
1.1 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
9.1 |
.494 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.374 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.825 |
|
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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
21 |
36.9 |
13.5 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
10.0 |
.545 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.390 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.633 |
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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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
66 |
29.1 |
12.8 |
1.2 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
9.8 |
.522 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.379 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
23 |
32.0 |
14.3 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
6.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
10.4 |
.510 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
.419 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.736 |
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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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
64 |
31.8 |
16.5 |
1.3 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
12.8 |
.479 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.349 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.802 |
|
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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
7 |
35.7 |
20.3 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
7.4 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.477 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.423 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.771 |
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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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
72 |
33.1 |
21.2 |
1.3 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
7.7 |
15.1 |
.506 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.443 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.874 |
|
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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
10 |
33.9 |
22.5 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
8.3 |
16.6 |
.500 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.436 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.824 |
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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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
74 |
33.4 |
25.5 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
8.6 |
17.7 |
.485 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.380 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
.880 |
|
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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
12 |
35.8 |
27.7 |
1.6 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
8.8 |
16.8 |
.525 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
.455 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
.931 |
|
Season 7 |
|
Tom Gola |
Kawhi Leonard |
Season |
1962-63 | 2017-18 |
Team |
San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks | San Antonio Spurs |
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 |
% |
Tom Gola |
73 |
36.6 |
12.3 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
10.8 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.776 |
Kawhi Leonard |
9 |
23.3 |
16.2 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
5.8 |
12.3 |
.468 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.314 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
.816 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
60 |
34.0 |
26.6 |
1.3 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
18.8 |
.496 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.371 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
24 |
39.1 |
30.5 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
9.1 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
10.1 |
20.7 |
.490 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.379 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
.884 |
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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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
57 |
32.4 |
27.1 |
0.9 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
4.9 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
9.3 |
19.9 |
.470 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.378 |
6.2 |
7.1 |
.886 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
13 |
39.3 |
28.2 |
1.8 |
7.5 |
9.3 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
10.1 |
20.6 |
.489 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
.329 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.862 |
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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 |
Kawhi Leonard |
52 |
34.1 |
24.8 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
8.9 |
17.5 |
.512 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.398 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
11 |
39.3 |
30.4 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
11.1 |
19.4 |
.573 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
.393 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
.880 |
Note: Kawhi Leonard didn't play in 2021-22.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
52 |
33.6 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
8.6 |
16.8 |
.512 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.416 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
2 |
40.0 |
34.5 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
12.0 |
22.0 |
.545 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
.600 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
.882 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
68 |
34.3 |
23.7 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
9.0 |
17.1 |
.525 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.417 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
2 |
29.5 |
12.0 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |