Otis Birdsong vs. Gail Goodrich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gail Goodrich and Otis Birdsong 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

Otis Birdsong

vs.

Gail Goodrich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Otis Birdsong: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Otis Birdsong 0 Gail Goodrich 1

NBA Seasons Otis Birdsong 12 Gail Goodrich 14

Playoffs Played Otis Birdsong 7 Gail Goodrich 8

All-Star Games Otis Birdsong 4 Gail Goodrich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Otis Birdsong 0 Gail Goodrich 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Otis Birdsong 1 Gail Goodrich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 18.0 Gail Goodrich 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Gail Goodrich 3.2

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.2 Gail Goodrich 4.7

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.2 Gail Goodrich 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.2 Gail Goodrich 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 12,544 Gail Goodrich 19,181

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 2,072 Gail Goodrich 3,279

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 2,260 Gail Goodrich 4,805

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 858 Gail Goodrich 545 *

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 143 Gail Goodrich 72 *

Total Games Otis Birdsong 696 Gail Goodrich 1,031

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .506 Gail Goodrich .456

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .274 * Gail Goodrich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .655 Gail Goodrich .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 24.6 (1981) Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.3 (1979) Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969)

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.1 (1985) Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.7 (1980) Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.3 (1980) Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 15.6 Gail Goodrich 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Gail Goodrich 3.1

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Gail Goodrich 4.2

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.6 Gail Goodrich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.1 Gail Goodrich 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 546 Gail Goodrich 1,450

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 104 Gail Goodrich 250

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 104 Gail Goodrich 333

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 56 Gail Goodrich 7 *

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 5 Gail Goodrich 1 *

Total Games Otis Birdsong 35 Gail Goodrich 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .480 Gail Goodrich .442

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .091 * Gail Goodrich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .583 Gail Goodrich .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 23.0 (1986) Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 7.7 (1980) Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.5 (1983) Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 2.0 (1986) Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.0 (1986) Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) *

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. 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.