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Retired#6Guard1955–1965#593 all-time in points

Tom Gola

Tom Gola scored 7,871 points in 698 games, 593rd on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1959-60 at 15.0 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 6″ / 205 lb
Age93
PositionGuard
BornJan 13, 1933
HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Experience1955–1965
CollegeLa Salle University
Draft1955 · round null, pick null
High schoolLa Salle College High School Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
TeamsPhiladelphia Warriors 1955–1955Philadelphia Warriors 1957–1961New York Knicks 1962–1965
Career points
7,871
698 games · 11.3 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#593
Also 255th in assists, 230th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1955–1965. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1965-66.

1965-66 season

NYK · 74 games
Points3264.4 per game
Rebounds3.9289 total
Assists2.6191 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
2Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1957-58
  • ×5LegendSeasonAll-Star1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1955-56

Tom Gola career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1959-60 · 15.0 points per game

Tom Gola milestones

Career · regular season
7,871 career points
Retired 593rd on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points7,871Past 5,000 · 593rd all-time
Rebounds5,617Past 5,000 · 230th all-time
Assists2,962Past 2,500 · 255th all-time

Tom Gola career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
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Tom Gola stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1965-66NYK743264.43.92.6.450—.781————
1964-65NYK775417.04.12.9.448—.739————
1963-64NYK746709.16.33.5.429—.726————
1962-63NYK7389612.37.14.1.459—.776————
1961-62PHW6082013.79.84.9.421—.765————
1960-61PHW741,05014.29.43.9.447—.747————
1959-60PHW751,12215.010.45.5.433—.794————
1958-59PHW6490114.111.14.2.401—.787————
1957-58PHW5981313.810.85.5.415—.746————
1955-56PHW6873210.89.15.9.412—.733————
Career10 seasons6987,87111.38.04.2.431—.7600——0

Tom Gola splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
75%
Threes
0%
Free throws
25%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Tom Gola facts
How many career points did Tom Gola score?

Tom Gola scored 7,871 career regular-season points in 698 games, 11.3 per game, which ranks 593rd all-time.

What was Tom Gola’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1959-60 with PHW: 15.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.

Where is Tom Gola from?

Tom Gola is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played high school ball at La Salle College High School in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. He played college ball at La Salle University.

What teams did Tom Gola play for?

Philadelphia Warriors (1955–1955); Philadelphia Warriors (1957–1961); New York Knicks (1962–1965).