Gail Goodrich vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Al Thornton 152

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Al Thornton -

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * Al Thornton -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.