Tom Gola vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.