George Gervin vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Tom Gola 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Tom Gola 1

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Tom Gola 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Tom Gola - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.