NBA titles
1
NCAA titles
1
All-Star selections
5
College career rebounds
2,201
Career points per game
11.3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 10.8 | |
| 1956 | 11.6 | |
| 1957 | 16.4 | |
| 1958 | 14.5 | |
| 1959 | 14.5 | |
| 1960 | 15 | |
| 1961 | 13.7 | |
| 1962 | 11.9 | |
| 1963 | 9.4 | |
| 1964 | 4.8 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tom Gola ranks #124 in Basketball
Tom Gola ranks #124 in Basketball and #1017 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.6/100.
The verified career covers 1952–1966 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, NCAA titles 1, All-Star selections 5, College career rebounds 2201.
Nearest context: ahead Jack McCracken (83.7); behind Radivoj Korać (83.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tom Gola GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gola comparisons
Tom Gola — frequently asked
- Is Tom Gola the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tom Gola ranks #124 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.6/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Tom Gola's GOAT Score?
- 83.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Tom Gola rank all time?
- #1017 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #124 in Basketball.
- Tom Gola vs Jack McCracken: who ranks higher?
- Jack McCracken ranks higher at 83.7 versus Tom Gola at 83.6, a margin of 0.1 points.