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Tom Gola

Thomas Joseph Gola (Tom, Mt. All-Around)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 13, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: LaSalle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: La Salle University
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 1955 NBA Draft (territorial selection)
NBA Debut: November 17, 1955
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976 (Full List)

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Hall of Fame

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:50AM
All-Time Rank: #305. TOM GOLA… #305. Jim Paxson… #307. Joe Smith… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 23 PHW NBA 68 2346 244 592 .412 244 333 .733 616 404 272 732
1957-58 25 PHW NBA 59 2126 295 711 .415 223 299 .746 639 327 225 813
1958-59 26 PHW NBA 64 2333 310 773 .401 281 357 .787 710 269 243 901
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 75 2870 426 983 .433 270 340 .794 779 409 311 1122
1960-61 28 PHW NBA 74 2712 420 940 .447 210 281 .747 692 292 321 1050
1961-62 29 PHW NBA 60 2462 322 765 .421 176 230 .765 587 295 267 820
1962-63 30 TOT NBA 73 2670 363 791 .459 170 219 .776 317 298 295 896
1962-63 30 SFW NBA 21 822 111 243 .457 50 66 .758 58 73 93 272
1962-63 30 NYK NBA 52 1848 252 548 .460 120 153 .784 259 225 202 624
1963-64 31 NYK NBA 74 2156 258 602 .429 154 212 .726 469 257 278 670
1964-65 32 NYK NBA 77 1727 204 455 .448 133 180 .739 319 220 269 541
1965-66 33 NYK NBA 74 1127 122 271 .450 82 105 .781 289 191 207 326
Career NBA 698 22529 2964 6883 .431 1943 2556 .760 5417 2962 2688 7871

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 23 PHW NBA 68 34.5 3.6 8.7 .412 3.6 4.9 .733 9.1 5.9 4.0 10.8
1957-58 25 PHW NBA 59 36.0 5.0 12.1 .415 3.8 5.1 .746 10.8 5.5 3.8 13.8
1958-59 26 PHW NBA 64 36.5 4.8 12.1 .401 4.4 5.6 .787 11.1 4.2 3.8 14.1
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 75 38.3 5.7 13.1 .433 3.6 4.5 .794 10.4 5.5 4.1 15.0
1960-61 28 PHW NBA 74 36.6 5.7 12.7 .447 2.8 3.8 .747 9.4 3.9 4.3 14.2
1961-62 29 PHW NBA 60 41.0 5.4 12.8 .421 2.9 3.8 .765 9.8 4.9 4.5 13.7
1962-63 30 TOT NBA 73 36.6 5.0 10.8 .459 2.3 3.0 .776 4.3 4.1 4.0 12.3
1962-63 30 SFW NBA 21 39.1 5.3 11.6 .457 2.4 3.1 .758 2.8 3.5 4.4 13.0
1962-63 30 NYK NBA 52 35.5 4.8 10.5 .460 2.3 2.9 .784 5.0 4.3 3.9 12.0
1963-64 31 NYK NBA 74 29.1 3.5 8.1 .429 2.1 2.9 .726 6.3 3.5 3.8 9.1
1964-65 32 NYK NBA 77 22.4 2.6 5.9 .448 1.7 2.3 .739 4.1 2.9 3.5 7.0
1965-66 33 NYK NBA 74 15.2 1.6 3.7 .450 1.1 1.4 .781 3.9 2.6 2.8 4.4
Career NBA 698 32.3 4.2 9.9 .431 2.8 3.7 .760 7.8 4.2 3.9 11.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1955-56 23 PHW NBA 68 2346 3.7 9.1 .412 3.7 5.1 .733 9.5 6.2 4.2 11.2
1957-58 25 PHW NBA 59 2126 5.0 12.0 .415 3.8 5.1 .746 10.8 5.5 3.8 13.8
1958-59 26 PHW NBA 64 2333 4.8 11.9 .401 4.3 5.5 .787 11.0 4.2 3.7 13.9
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 75 2870 5.3 12.3 .433 3.4 4.3 .794 9.8 5.1 3.9 14.1
1960-61 28 PHW NBA 74 2712 5.6 12.5 .447 2.8 3.7 .747 9.2 3.9 4.3 13.9
1961-62 29 PHW NBA 60 2462 4.7 11.2 .421 2.6 3.4 .765 8.6 4.3 3.9 12.0
1962-63 30 TOT NBA 73 2670 4.9 10.7 .459 2.3 3.0 .776 4.3 4.0 4.0 12.1
1962-63 30 SFW NBA 21 822 4.9 10.6 .457 2.2 2.9 .758 2.5 3.2 4.1 11.9
1962-63 30 NYK NBA 52 1848 4.9 10.7 .460 2.3 3.0 .784 5.0 4.4 3.9 12.2
1963-64 31 NYK NBA 74 2156 4.3 10.1 .429 2.6 3.5 .726 7.8 4.3 4.6 11.2
1964-65 32 NYK NBA 77 1727 4.3 9.5 .448 2.8 3.8 .739 6.6 4.6 5.6 11.3
1965-66 33 NYK NBA 74 1127 3.9 8.7 .450 2.6 3.4 .781 9.2 6.1 6.6 10.4
Career NBA 698 22529 4.7 11.0 .431 3.1 4.1 .760 8.7 4.7 4.3 12.6

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1955-56 23 PHW NBA 68 2346 16.7 .496 .412 4.0 2.5 6.5 .132
1957-58 25 PHW NBA 59 2126 18.3 .482 .415 3.9 3.2 7.1 .161
1958-59 26 PHW NBA 64 2333 17.4 .484 .401 3.8 3.6 7.4 .153
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 75 2870 15.4 .495 .433 4.5 5.4 9.9 .166
1960-61 28 PHW NBA 74 2712 13.3 .494 .447 3.5 3.3 6.8 .121
1961-62 29 PHW NBA 60 2462 11.4 .473 .421 1.6 2.7 4.4 .085
1962-63 30 TOT NBA 73 2670 10.7 .505 .459 2.6 1.4 4.1 .073
1962-63 30 SFW NBA 21 822 8.6 .500 .457 0.7 0.4 1.1 .066
1962-63 30 NYK NBA 52 1848 11.6 .507 .460 2.0 1.0 2.9 .076
1963-64 31 NYK NBA 74 2156 11.6 .482 .429 1.6 0.2 1.7 .039
1964-65 32 NYK NBA 77 1727 12.0 .506 .448 17.3 2.2 1.2 3.4 .094
1965-66 33 NYK NBA 74 1127 12.2 .514 .450 20.8 1.3 0.4 1.7 .071
Career NBA 698 22529 14.0 .491 .431 18.7 29.1 23.8 52.9 .113

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1955-56 23 PHW NBA 10 360 38 107 47 60 101 58 47 123 .355 .783 36.0 12.3 10.1 5.8
1957-58 25 PHW NBA 8 327 36 109 38 51 84 32 24 110 .330 .745 40.9 13.8 10.5 4.0
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 9 340 42 102 29 36 95 50 41 113 .412 .806 37.8 12.6 10.6 5.6
1960-61 28 PHW NBA 3 127 7 34 15 20 37 15 14 29 .206 .750 42.3 9.7 12.3 5.0
1961-62 29 PHW NBA 9 316 19 70 19 25 74 24 38 57 .271 .760 35.1 6.3 8.2 2.7
Career NBA 39 1470 142 422 148 192 391 179 164 432 .336 .771 37.7 11.1 10.0 4.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1955-56 23 PHW NBA 10 360 16.2 .461 .355 24.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 .139
1957-58 25 PHW NBA 8 327 14.8 .418 .330 15.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 .102
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 9 340 14.6 .479 .412 17.9 0.5 0.6 1.1 .149
1960-61 28 PHW NBA 3 127 9.0 .339 .206 15.3 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .027
1961-62 29 PHW NBA 9 316 6.4 .352 .271 10.1 -0.4 0.5 0.1 .017
Career NBA 39 1470 12.8 .426 .336 17.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 .097

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 1 0 20:00 5 13 .385 2 3 .667 4 2 3 12
1960-61 28 PHW NBA 1 0 25:00 6 13 .462 2 4 .500 5 3 2 14
1961-62 29 PHW NBA
1962-63 30 NYK NBA 1 0 18:00 1 3 .333 0 0 2 1 3 2
1963-64 31 NYK NBA 1 0 7:00 0 0 1 2 .500 0 1 2 1
Career NBA 4 0 70 12 29 .414 5 9 .556 11 7 10 29

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Tom Gola 9.9 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.5 4.4 4.1 3.4 1.7 1.7
Andy Phillip 91.2 9.7 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.5 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.9
Sleepy Floyd 91.1 10.0 7.7 7.5 6.3 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.1 2.2 0.9
Randy Smith 90.9 9.4 7.9 7.2 6.4 5.8 5.7 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.2
Dick Snyder 90.6 10.0 8.0 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 4.1 3.7 1.8 0.6
Vern Fleming 90.4 8.4 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.6 4.4 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.4
Reggie Theus 90.1 9.2 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.6 3.7 3.2 1.8
Joe Johnson 89.5 8.4 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.0 5.1 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.8
Pete Maravich 88.1 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.2 4.2 3.9 2.9 0.5 0.1
Allan Houston 88.1 8.6 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.1 4.7 4.7 3.8 2.9 -1.2
Baron Davis 88.1 8.9 8.7 8.2 7.5 6.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 2.1 0.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Tom Gola 9.9 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.5 4.4 4.1 3.4 1.7 1.7
Andy Phillip 93.1 9.7 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.5 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.9 1.5
Sleepy Floyd 89.7 10.0 7.7 7.5 6.3 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.1 2.2 1.0 0.9 -0.2 -0.4
Joe Johnson 89.5 8.4 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.0 5.1 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.8
Pete Maravich 88.1 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.2 4.2 3.9 2.9 0.5 0.1
Allan Houston 88.1 8.6 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.1 4.7 4.7 3.8 3.1 2.9 0.7 -1.2
Norm Nixon 88.0 9.6 6.7 6.6 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.9 3.7 2.0 -0.4
Alvin Robertson 87.7 8.6 7.7 7.5 5.8 5.3 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8
Michael Adams 87.7 8.3 7.5 6.9 6.3 5.3 4.6 3.1 2.7 1.6 0.8 -0.1
Dick Snyder 87.4 10.0 8.0 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.0 4.1 3.7 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.6
Vern Fleming 87.3 8.4 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.6 4.4 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1960 NBA
1961 NBA
1962 NBA
1963 NBA
1964 NBA
Awards
1953-54 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1952-53 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1953-54 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1954-55 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1957-58 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1955-56 NBA 0.012 (7)
1958-59 NBA 0.007 (11)
1959-60 NBA 0.016 (8)
Career 0.036 (114)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1956 Philadelphia Warriors (NBA)
Games
1959-60 NBA 75 (2)
Minutes Played
1959-60 NBA 2870 (7)
Assists
1955-56 NBA 404 (6)
1957-58 NBA 327 (7)
1958-59 NBA 269 (9)
1959-60 NBA 409 (5)
Personal Fouls
1955-56 NBA 272 (8)
1959-60 NBA 311 (1)
1960-61 NBA 321 (2)
1962-63 NBA 295 (5)
Minutes Per Game
1959-60 NBA 38.3 (7)
1962-63 NBA 36.6 (10)
Rebounds Per Game
1958-59 NBA 11.1 (8)
Assists Per Game
1955-56 NBA 5.9 (4)
1957-58 NBA 5.5 (4)
1958-59 NBA 4.2 (7)
1959-60 NBA 5.5 (5)
Defensive Win Shares
1957-58 NBA 3.2 (10)
1958-59 NBA 3.6 (4)
1959-60 NBA 5.4 (4)
Win Shares
1959-60 NBA 9.9 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.175 (145)
NBA Elo Player Rating
305th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:50AM

Transactions

April 13, 1955: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1955 NBA Draft.

December 5, 1962: Traded by the San Francisco Warriors to the New York Knicks for Willie Naulls and Kenny Sears.

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