Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Tom Gola 5

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Tom Gola 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Tom Gola 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Tom Gola 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Tom Gola 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Tom Gola 1

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Tom Gola 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Tom Gola 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Tom Gola 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Tom Gola 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Tom Gola 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. 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 G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Tom Gola 8.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Tom Gola 5,617

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Tom Gola - n/a **

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.