Tom Gola vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Gola 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Gola 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tom Gola 0 * Gary Payton 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 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.