Tom Gola vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Tom Gola 698 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Tom Gola 39 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.