Gilbert Arenas vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola and Gilbert Arenas 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
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Tom Gola 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Tom Gola 8.0

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Tom Gola 5,617

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.