Jimmy Butler vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Tom Gola 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Tom Gola 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Tom Gola 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.