Tom Gola vs. Nate Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Robinson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 1 less than Nate Robinson, who played 11. Tom Gola had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, while Nate Robinson had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Nate Robinson 11 3 2005-06 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1955-562005-06
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 68 34.5 10.8 - - 9.1 5.9 - - - 4.0 3.6 8.7 .412 - - - 3.6 4.9 .733
Nate Robinson 72 21.4 9.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 2.8 3.2 7.8 .407 0.8 2.0 .397 2.1 2.8 .752
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
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Note: Tom Gola didn't play in 1956-57.

Season 2

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1957-582006-07
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 59 36.0 13.8 - - 10.8 5.5 - - - 3.8 5.0 12.1 .415 - - - 3.8 5.1 .746
Nate Robinson 64 21.2 10.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.5 3.5 8.2 .434 1.3 3.3 .390 1.7 2.2 .777
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
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1958-592007-08
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 64 36.5 14.1 - - 11.1 4.2 - - - 3.8 4.8 12.1 .401 - - - 4.4 5.6 .787
Nate Robinson 72 26.2 12.7 0.7 2.4 3.1 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.6 4.6 10.9 .423 1.3 4.1 .332 2.1 2.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1959-602008-09
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 75 38.3 15.0 - - 10.4 5.5 - - - 4.1 5.7 13.1 .433 - - - 3.6 4.5 .794
Nate Robinson 74 29.9 17.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.8 6.1 13.9 .437 1.7 5.2 .325 3.4 4.0 .841
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
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1960-612009-10
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisCeltics Lost NBA 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 %
Tom Gola 74 36.6 14.2 - - 9.4 3.9 - - - 4.3 5.7 12.7 .447 - - - 2.8 3.8 .747
Nate Robinson 56 19.9 10.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.8 8.8 .436 1.6 4.0 .390 0.9 1.2 .746
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
Nate Robinson 17 7.5 4.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 3.8 .375 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 0.9 .800

Season 6

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1961-622010-11
Team Philadelphia WarriorsBoston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsThunder Lost West Conf 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 %
Tom Gola 60 41.0 13.7 - - 9.8 4.9 - - - 4.5 5.4 12.8 .421 - - - 2.9 3.8 .765
Nate Robinson 59 17.2 6.8 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.5 6.4 .399 1.1 3.4 .325 0.6 0.7 .818
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
Nate Robinson 3 4.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.7 2.0 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 7

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1962-632011-12
Team San Francisco Warriors, New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Nate Robinson 51 23.4 11.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.5 1.2 0.0 1.5 2.3 4.0 9.5 .424 1.3 3.5 .365 1.8 2.2 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1963-642012-13
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 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 %
Tom Gola 74 29.1 9.1 - - 6.3 3.5 - - - 3.8 3.5 8.1 .429 - - - 2.1 2.9 .726
Nate Robinson 82 25.4 13.1 0.4 1.9 2.2 4.4 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.5 4.9 11.2 .433 1.7 4.2 .405 1.6 2.1 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 12 33.7 16.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.7 3.2 5.9 13.6 .436 1.8 5.4 .338 2.6 3.4 .756

Season 9

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1964-652013-14
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 77 22.4 7.0 - - 4.1 2.9 - - - 3.5 2.6 5.9 .448 - - - 1.7 2.3 .739
Nate Robinson 44 19.7 10.4 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.7 8.7 .428 1.3 3.5 .377 1.6 1.9 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season 1965-662014-15
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 74 15.2 4.4 - - 3.9 2.6 - - - 2.8 1.6 3.7 .450 - - - 1.1 1.4 .781
Nate Robinson 42 14.1 5.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.1 6.1 .345 0.7 2.7 .277 0.7 1.1 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tom Gola Nate Robinson
Season -2015-16
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
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 %
Tom Gola ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 2 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 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 ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------