Gail Goodrich vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Jordan 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.
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, 1 less than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Michael Jordan had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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 |
| Michael Jordan |
15 |
13 |
1984-85 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +17 | +22.8 | +20.4 | | | +4.5 | +4.3 | | | | -1.9 | +7.1 | +12.1 | +.111 | | | | +6.1 | +6.8 | +.154 |
| Michael Jordan |
82 |
38.3 |
28.2 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
10.2 |
19.8 |
.515 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.173 |
7.7 |
9.1 |
.845 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +16.4 | +18.8 | | | +2.0 | +5.5 | | | | -0.6 | +4.6 | +11.1 | +.031 | | | | +9.4 | +10.6 | +.154 |
| Michael Jordan |
4 |
42.8 |
29.3 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
8.5 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
8.5 |
19.5 |
.436 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.125 |
12.0 |
14.5 |
.828 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +59 | +2.0 | +10.3 | | | +0.3 | +0.2 | | | | -0.1 | +3.7 | +8.1 | +.003 | | | | +2.5 | +2.5 | +.089 |
| Michael Jordan |
18 |
25.1 |
22.7 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
8.3 |
18.2 |
.457 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.167 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
.840 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | | +18.0 | +32.7 | | | +3.3 | +2.4 | | | | -2.6 | +12.3 | +21.4 | +.150 | | | | +7.6 | +7.0 | +.261 |
| Michael Jordan |
3 |
45.0 |
43.7 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
16.0 |
31.7 |
.505 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
.872 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +14.0 | +23.3 | | | +2.7 | +2.0 | | | | | +8.4 | +17.5 | +.004 | | | | +6.4 | +6.9 | +.087 |
| Michael Jordan |
82 |
40.0 |
37.1 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
13.4 |
27.8 |
.482 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.182 |
10.2 |
11.9 |
.857 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +32.7 | +29.7 | | | +5.6 | +4.6 | | | | -2.7 | +9.4 | +23.3 | +.072 | | | | +10.3 | +11.2 | +.119 |
| Michael Jordan |
3 |
42.7 |
35.7 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
11.7 |
28.0 |
.417 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.400 |
11.7 |
13.0 |
.897 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | | +0.3 | +12.5 | | | +3.8 | +0.5 | | | | -0.1 | +4.9 | +6.8 | +.084 | | | | +2.3 | +2.3 | +.042 |
| Michael Jordan |
81 |
40.2 |
32.5 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
11.9 |
22.2 |
.538 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.276 |
8.3 |
9.8 |
.850 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +4.3 | +14.5 | | | +2.4 | +2.2 | | | | -0.8 | +3.7 | +6.0 | +.035 | | | | +6.5 | +8.5 | +.058 |
| Michael Jordan |
17 |
42.2 |
34.8 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
11.7 |
22.9 |
.510 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.286 |
10.8 |
13.5 |
.799 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +3.5 | +16.1 | | | +3.6 | +1.5 | | | | -0.4 | +5.5 | +9.1 | +.051 | | | | +3.9 | +4.2 | +.078 |
| Michael Jordan |
82 |
39.0 |
33.6 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
12.6 |
24.0 |
.526 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.376 |
7.2 |
8.5 |
.848 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +1.1 | +11.3 | | | +4.0 | +0.8 | | | | -0.2 | +4.9 | +6.0 | +.089 | | | | +0.4 | +0.5 | +.005 |
| Michael Jordan |
16 |
42.1 |
36.7 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
13.7 |
26.6 |
.514 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.320 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.836 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | | +0.1 | +5.6 | | | +2.4 | +1.0 | | | | -0.2 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +.052 | | | | +1.2 | +1.4 | +.001 |
| Michael Jordan |
82 |
37.0 |
31.5 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
12.1 |
22.4 |
.539 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.312 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
.851 |
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| 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 |
| difference: | +2 | +2.2 | +7.3 | | | +3.9 | +5.1 | | | | -0.2 | +2.9 | +2.6 | +.079 | | | | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.053 |
| Michael Jordan |
17 |
40.5 |
31.1 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
11.6 |
22.1 |
.524 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.385 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
.845 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +3.3 | +6.2 | | | +2.9 | +1.7 | | | | | +1.9 | +1.4 | +.055 | | | | +2.0 | +2.5 | +.008 |
| Michael Jordan |
80 |
38.8 |
30.1 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
11.8 |
22.7 |
.519 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.270 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
.832 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +6.3 | +14.5 | | | +2.6 | +1.9 | | | | -0.3 | +5.0 | +8.2 | +.051 | | | | +3.8 | +4.0 | +.072 |
| Michael Jordan |
22 |
41.8 |
34.5 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
13.2 |
26.4 |
.499 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.386 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
.857 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.0 | +7.3 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +3.7 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +0.7 | | -0.4 | +3.1 | +4.1 | +.053 | | | | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.027 |
| Michael Jordan |
78 |
39.3 |
32.6 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
12.7 |
25.7 |
.495 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.352 |
6.1 |
7.3 |
.837 |
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| 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 |
| difference: | +14 | +3.4 | +15.5 | +0.3 | +3.3 | +3.5 | | +0.7 | +0.7 | | -1.7 | +6.2 | +9.8 | +.086 | | | | +1.6 | +2.3 | +.043 |
| Michael Jordan |
19 |
41.2 |
35.1 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
13.2 |
27.8 |
.475 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.389 |
7.2 |
8.9 |
.805 |
Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1993-94.
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10th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +55 | +2.2 | +4.3 | +0.2 | +3.7 | +3.9 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.7 | | -0.2 | +0.7 | +4.0 | +.048 | | | | +2.0 | +2.7 | +.040 |
| Michael Jordan |
17 |
39.3 |
26.9 |
1.5 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
23.8 |
.411 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.500 |
6.4 |
8.0 |
.801 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Gail Goodrich |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Jordan |
10 |
42.0 |
31.5 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
24.8 |
.484 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.367 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
.810 |
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12th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +55 | +15.3 | +17.0 | +0.5 | +3.2 | +3.6 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.4 | | -0.3 | +6.2 | +11.8 | +.040 | | | | +3.4 | +3.9 | +.033 |
| Michael Jordan |
82 |
37.9 |
29.6 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
11.2 |
23.1 |
.486 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.374 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
.833 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Gail Goodrich |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Jordan |
19 |
42.3 |
31.1 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
7.9 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
11.9 |
26.2 |
.456 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
.194 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.831 |
Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01.
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14th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +14 | +6.1 | +10.2 | +0.1 | +3.2 | +3.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +4.0 | +10.6 | +.033 | | | | +2.0 | +2.8 | +.063 |
| Michael Jordan |
60 |
34.9 |
22.9 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
9.2 |
22.1 |
.416 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.189 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
.790 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Gail Goodrich nor Michael Jordan played in the postseason in their season 14 |
|
Additional Years |
* Michael Jordan played 1 season more than Gail Goodrich in the NBA.
In that period—his season 15 in 2003—Michael Jordan didn't play in the postseason. In that extra year over Gail Goodrich, Michael Jordan got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game
|