Gail Goodrich vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II 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, 12 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gail Goodrich Dereck Lively II
Season 1965-662023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+8.0+1.0+4.9+0.5-1.0+0.9+2.3+.343+0.9+0.8+.185
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+4.4+2.6+3.6+1.7-0.9+0.9+3.9+.207+0.9+1.0+.084
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2
Gail Goodrich Dereck Lively II
Season 1966-672024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+41+3.7+4.2+0.3-0.3+0.9+4.8+.248+2.0+2.4+.121
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Gail Goodrich played 12 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 1968 to 1979—Gail Goodrich played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Gail Goodrich got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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