Gail Goodrich vs. Ed Pinckney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ed Pinckney 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, 2 more than Ed Pinckney, who played 12. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Ed Pinckney had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Ed Pinckney 12 5 1985-86 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1965-661985-86
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
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
Ed Pinckney 80 20.0 8.5 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.2 5.7 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.2 .673
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
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1966-671986-87
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
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
Ed Pinckney 80 28.1 10.5 2.2 5.0 7.3 1.5 1.1 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.6 6.2 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.4 .739
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
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1967-681987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
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 79 26.0 13.8 - - 2.5 2.6 - - - 2.9 5.0 10.3 .486 - - - 3.8 5.0 .770
Ed Pinckney 79 14.9 6.2 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.5 2.3 4.3 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .747
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
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1968-691988-89
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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
Ed Pinckney 80 25.2 11.5 2.1 3.5 5.6 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.5 2.5 4.0 7.8 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Ed Pinckney 3 15.0 2.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.3 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 5

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1969-701989-90
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Div SemisCeltics Lost East 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 39.9 20.0 - - 4.2 7.5 - - - 3.1 7.0 15.4 .454 - - - 6.0 7.5 .808
Ed Pinckney 77 14.1 4.7 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.6 1.8 3.2 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .773
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
Ed Pinckney 4 6.3 4.8 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.5 1.8 .857 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.3 .778

Season 6

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1970-711990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 79 35.5 17.5 - - 3.3 4.8 - - - 3.3 7.1 14.9 .475 - - - 3.3 4.3 .770
Ed Pinckney 70 16.6 5.2 2.2 2.7 4.9 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 2.1 1.9 3.5 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.7 .897
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
Ed Pinckney 11 15.5 4.5 2.1 1.5 3.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 1.9 .762 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.9 .810

Season 7

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1971-721991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 82 37.1 25.9 - - 3.6 4.5 - - - 2.6 10.1 20.7 .487 - - - 5.8 6.8 .850
Ed Pinckney 81 23.7 7.6 3.1 3.9 7.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 2.0 2.5 4.7 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.1 .812
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
Ed Pinckney 10 31.4 9.6 3.6 4.8 8.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 1.3 3.0 3.5 5.8 .603 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.1 .839

Season 8

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1972-731992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 76 35.5 23.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 2.5 9.9 21.3 .464 - - - 4.1 4.9 .840
Ed Pinckney 7 21.6 4.6 2.0 4.1 6.1 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.1 1.9 1.4 3.4 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 1.9 .923
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
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1973-741993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 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
Ed Pinckney 76 20.1 5.2 2.1 4.2 6.3 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.7 2.0 3.8 .522 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .736
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
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1974-751994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Ed Pinckney 62 13.5 2.3 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.6 .495 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1975-761995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Ed Pinckney 74 23.1 6.5 2.6 3.6 6.2 1.0 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.1 2.3 4.5 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.4 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
Season 1976-771996-97
Team New Orleans JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 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
Ed Pinckney 27 10.1 2.4 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.6 .535 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Ed Pinckney 2 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
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
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Gail Goodrich Ed Pinckney
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
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Ed Pinckney ------- --- ----------