Gail Goodrich vs. Kurt Nimphius Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kurt Nimphius and Gail Goodrich, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Gail Goodrich played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Kurt Nimphius, who played 8. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Kurt Nimphius had his rookie season in 1981-82. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Gail Goodrich 14 8 1965-66 to 1978-79
Kurt Nimphius 8 5 1981-82 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1965-661981-82
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 65 15.5 7.8 - - 2.0 1.6 - - - 1.6 3.1 7.7 .404 - - - 1.6 2.3 .691
Kurt Nimphius 63 17.2 5.3 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.9 3.0 2.2 4.7 .461 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 11 26.4 10.5 - - 3.8 3.0 - - - 3.2 3.9 8.4 .467 - - - 2.6 3.9 .674
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1966-671982-83
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 77 23.1 12.4 - - 3.3 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.6 10.1 .454 - - - 3.3 4.4 .751
Kurt Nimphius 81 18.7 5.3 1.9 3.0 5.0 1.4 0.3 1.4 0.8 3.5 2.1 4.4 .490 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.0 1.7 .550
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 3 27.0 11.0 - - 3.0 3.3 - - - 1.7 3.7 10.3 .355 - - - 3.7 6.0 .611
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1967-681983-84
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 79 26.0 13.8 - - 2.5 2.6 - - - 2.9 5.0 10.3 .486 - - - 3.8 5.0 .770
Kurt Nimphius 82 27.9 7.9 2.2 4.0 6.3 2.1 0.5 1.8 1.2 3.5 3.3 6.4 .520 0.0 0.0 .250 1.2 2.0 .623
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 10 10.0 6.0 - - 1.4 1.4 - - - 1.0 2.3 4.7 .489 - - - 1.4 1.8 .778
Kurt Nimphius 10 17.8 4.2 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.3 0.0 1.4 0.9 2.4 1.4 3.3 .424 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .824

Season 4

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1968-691984-85
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 81 40.0 23.8 - - 5.4 6.4 - - - 3.1 8.9 21.6 .411 - - - 6.1 8.2 .747
Kurt Nimphius 82 24.5 6.1 1.7 3.3 5.0 2.2 0.4 1.5 1.2 3.2 2.4 5.3 .452 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Kurt Nimphius 4 12.5 1.5 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.5 0.8 1.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1969-701985-86
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 81 39.9 20.0 - - 4.2 7.5 - - - 3.1 7.0 15.4 .454 - - - 6.0 7.5 .808
Kurt Nimphius 80 27.8 11.2 1.9 3.8 5.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.5 3.3 4.4 8.7 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 7 37.9 20.3 - - 4.6 5.4 - - - 3.0 8.0 16.9 .475 - - - 4.3 5.0 .857
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1970-711986-87
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 79 35.5 17.5 - - 3.3 4.8 - - - 3.3 7.1 14.9 .475 - - - 3.3 4.3 .770
Kurt Nimphius 66 16.5 5.9 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.3 5.0 .470 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.8 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 12 43.2 25.4 - - 3.2 7.6 - - - 3.2 8.8 20.6 .425 - - - 7.9 9.4 .841
Kurt Nimphius 4 7.5 2.0 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 2.5 0.8 2.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 7

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1971-721987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 82 37.1 25.9 - - 3.6 4.5 - - - 2.6 10.1 20.7 .487 - - - 5.8 6.8 .850
Kurt Nimphius 72 12.8 4.4 0.9 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.6 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 15 38.3 23.8 - - 2.5 3.3 - - - 3.3 8.7 19.5 .445 - - - 6.5 7.2 .898
Kurt Nimphius 3 10.0 4.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.3 1.7 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Note: Kurt Nimphius didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 8

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1972-731989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 76 35.5 23.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 2.5 9.9 21.3 .464 - - - 4.1 4.9 .840
Kurt Nimphius 38 8.3 2.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.0 2.4 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .467
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 17 35.5 20.0 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.1 8.2 18.2 .448 - - - 3.6 4.6 .785
Kurt Nimphius 4 4.5 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.8 .143 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1973-74-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 82 37.3 25.3 1.2 1.9 3.0 5.2 1.5 0.1 - 2.8 9.6 21.6 .442 - - - 6.2 7.2 .864
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 5 37.8 19.6 1.4 1.8 3.2 6.0 1.4 0.2 - 1.4 7.0 18.0 .389 - - - 5.6 6.6 .848
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1974-75-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 72 37.1 22.6 1.3 1.7 3.0 5.8 1.4 0.1 - 3.0 9.1 19.8 .459 - - - 4.4 5.3 .841
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1975-76-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 75 35.3 19.5 1.3 1.6 2.9 5.6 1.6 0.2 - 3.2 7.8 17.6 .441 - - - 3.9 4.6 .847
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1976-77-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 27 22.6 12.6 0.9 1.3 2.3 2.7 0.8 0.1 - 1.6 5.0 11.3 .446 - - - 2.5 3.1 .800
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1977-78-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 81 31.5 16.1 0.9 1.3 2.2 4.8 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.3 6.4 13.0 .495 - - - 3.3 4.1 .795
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Gail Goodrich Kurt Nimphius
Season 1978-79-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 74 28.8 12.7 0.9 1.6 2.5 4.8 1.2 0.2 2.5 2.4 5.2 11.5 .449 - - - 2.4 2.8 .853
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Kurt Nimphius ------- --- ----------