Tom Gola
- Seasons
- 1955-56 to 1965-66
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- Jan 13, 1933
- College
- La Salle
- Draft
- 1955, round 1, pick 3
1Championships
1All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.2
- True shooting
- .491
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 53.3
- WS per 48
- .114
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 9.9
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.04
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | PHW | 23 | 68 | 2,346 | 16.7 | .496 | .412 | – | 4.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .132 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 25 | 59 | 2,126 | 18.3 | .482 | .415 | – | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .161 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 26 | 64 | 2,333 | 17.4 | .484 | .401 | – | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.4 | .153 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 27 | 75 | 2,870 | 15.4 | .495 | .433 | – | 4.5 | 5.4 | 9.9 | .166 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 28 | 74 | 2,712 | 13.3 | .494 | .447 | – | 3.5 | 3.3 | 6.8 | .121 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | PHW | 29 | 60 | 2,462 | 11.5 | .473 | .421 | – | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 | .085 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | 2+ teams | 30 | 73 | 2,670 | 12.0 | .505 | .459 | – | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.4 | .078 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | NYK | 31 | 74 | 2,156 | 11.6 | .482 | .429 | – | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | .039 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | NYK | 32 | 77 | 1,727 | 12.0 | .506 | .448 | – | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .094 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | NYK | 33 | 74 | 1,127 | 12.2 | .514 | .450 | – | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | .071 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.