Bam Adebayo vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Bam Adebayo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Tom Gola 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Tom Gola 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Tom Gola 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Tom Gola - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.