Tom Gola vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Gola 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Tom Gola 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Tom Gola 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Tom Gola 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.