Tom Gola vs. Tracy McGrady Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tracy McGrady 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, 6 less than Tracy McGrady, who played 16. Tom Gola had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, while Tracy McGrady had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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 |
Tracy McGrady |
16 |
9 |
1997-98 to 2012-13 |
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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 |
Tracy McGrady |
64 |
18.4 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.450 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.341 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.712 |
|
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 |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Tracy McGrady |
49 |
22.6 |
9.3 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.436 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.229 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.726 |
|
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 |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tracy McGrady |
79 |
31.2 |
15.4 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
12.9 |
.451 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.277 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.707 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
3 |
37.0 |
16.7 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
14.7 |
.386 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
.875 |
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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 |
Tracy McGrady |
77 |
40.1 |
26.8 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
10.2 |
22.4 |
.457 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.355 |
5.6 |
7.6 |
.733 |
|
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 |
Tracy McGrady |
4 |
44.3 |
33.8 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
8.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
12.8 |
30.8 |
.415 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
7.8 |
9.5 |
.816 |
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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 |
Tracy McGrady |
76 |
38.3 |
25.6 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
9.4 |
20.9 |
.451 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.364 |
5.5 |
7.3 |
.748 |
|
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 |
Tracy McGrady |
4 |
44.5 |
30.8 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
10.5 |
22.8 |
.462 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.313 |
8.5 |
11.5 |
.739 |
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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 |
Tracy McGrady |
75 |
39.4 |
32.1 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
11.1 |
24.2 |
.457 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.386 |
7.7 |
9.7 |
.793 |
|
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 |
Tracy McGrady |
7 |
44.1 |
31.7 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
10.6 |
23.6 |
.448 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
.340 |
8.3 |
10.7 |
.773 |
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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 |
Tracy McGrady |
78 |
40.8 |
25.7 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
9.2 |
21.3 |
.431 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
.326 |
5.5 |
7.1 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
7 |
43.1 |
30.7 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
11.1 |
24.4 |
.456 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.370 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
.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 |
77 |
22.4 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.739 |
Tracy McGrady |
47 |
37.1 |
24.4 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
8.7 |
21.5 |
.406 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
.312 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
.747 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tracy McGrady |
71 |
35.8 |
24.6 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
9.0 |
20.8 |
.431 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.331 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
.707 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
7 |
40.0 |
25.3 |
0.7 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
22.9 |
.394 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
.250 |
6.0 |
8.1 |
.737 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
66 |
37.0 |
21.6 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
8.3 |
19.8 |
.419 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
.292 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.684 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
6 |
41.2 |
27.0 |
1.2 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
24.3 |
.425 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
.208 |
5.5 |
8.8 |
.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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
35 |
33.7 |
15.6 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
13.9 |
.388 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.376 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
30 |
22.4 |
8.2 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
.387 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.250 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
72 |
23.4 |
8.0 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
7.1 |
.442 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.341 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.698 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
52 |
16.1 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.437 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.455 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.675 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
6 |
15.0 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.833 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Gola |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
6 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |