Tom Gola vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace 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.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Gola 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Gola 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.