Tom Gola vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Tom Gola 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Tom Gola 0 * John Stockton 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 315

Total Games Tom Gola 698 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 50

Total Games Tom Gola 39 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.