Gail Goodrich vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes 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, 10 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 4. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Quentin Grimes had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Quentin Grimes 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gail Goodrich Quentin Grimes
Season 1965-662021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+19+1.6+1.8+0.6+1.0+2.6+1.3+1.9+.007
Quentin Grimes 46 17.1 6.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.6 2.1 5.1 .404 1.6 4.1 .381 0.3 0.4 .684
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
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Gail Goodrich Quentin Grimes
Season 1966-672022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+6+6.8+1.1+0.1+0.6+0.6+1.6+.014+2.2+3.0+.045
Quentin Grimes 71 29.9 11.3 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.1 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.5 4.0 8.5 .468 2.2 5.7 .386 1.1 1.4 .796
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
difference:+6+0.1+5.9+0.2+1.9-0.2+2.1+5.2+.051+2.7+4.8+.207
Quentin Grimes 9 26.9 5.1 0.3 2.4 2.8 1.4 1.0 0.6 1.1 1.9 1.6 5.1 .304 1.0 4.1 .243 1.0 1.2 .818

Season 3
Gail Goodrich Quentin Grimes
Season 1967-682023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+28+5.9+6.8+0.5+1.3-1.4+2.6+3.9+.114+3.1+4.1+.014
Quentin Grimes 51 20.1 7.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.5 2.4 6.4 .372 1.6 4.7 .338 0.7 0.9 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Gail Goodrich Quentin Grimes
Season 1968-692024-25
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+13.2+9.2+1.1+3.4-1.3+3.8+10.6+.056+3.9+5.3+.010
Quentin Grimes 75 26.8 14.6 0.8 3.5 4.3 3.0 1.0 0.3 1.9 1.8 5.1 11.0 .467 2.2 5.6 .385 2.2 2.9 .757
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gail Goodrich nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Gail Goodrich played 10 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 1970 to 1979—Gail Goodrich played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Gail Goodrich got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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