Rudy Gay vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Tom Gola 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.