Gail Goodrich vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * Louie Nelson -

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.