Tom Gola vs. David Robinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Robinson and Tom Gola 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

Tom Gola

vs.

David Robinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 David Robinson 2

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 David Robinson 14

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 David Robinson 12

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 David Robinson 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Gola 0 David Robinson 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 David Robinson 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 David Robinson 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Gola 0 * David Robinson 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 David Robinson 8

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Gola 0 * David Robinson 1

Scoring Leader Tom Gola 0 David Robinson 1

Rebounds Leader Tom Gola 0 David Robinson 1

Blocks Leader Tom Gola 0 * David Robinson 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Gola 0 David Robinson 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 David Robinson 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 David Robinson 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 3.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 David Robinson 20,790

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 David Robinson 10,497

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 David Robinson 2,441

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 1,388

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 2,954

Total Games Tom Gola 698 David Robinson 987

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 David Robinson .518

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson .250

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 David Robinson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) David Robinson 29.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) David Robinson 13.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) David Robinson 4.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 2.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 4.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 David Robinson 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 David Robinson 2.3

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 David Robinson 2,221

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 David Robinson 1,301

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 David Robinson 280

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 151

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 312

Total Games Tom Gola 39 David Robinson 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 David Robinson .479

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson .100

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 David Robinson .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) David Robinson 25.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) David Robinson 14.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) David Robinson 4.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** David Robinson 4.0 (1990)

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.