Tom Gola vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson 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.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Gola 0 * Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Gola 0 * Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 Dennis Johnson 9

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979)

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.