Tim Duncan vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Tom Gola 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Tom Gola 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Tom Gola 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Tom Gola 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Tom Gola 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Tom Gola 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Tom Gola 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.