Gail Goodrich vs. Rodney Rogers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rodney Rogers 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 Rodney Rogers, who played 12. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Rodney Rogers had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Rodney Rogers 12 9 1993-94 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1965-661993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West 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 65 15.5 7.8 - - 2.0 1.6 - - - 1.6 3.1 7.7 .404 - - - 1.6 2.3 .691
Rodney Rogers 79 17.8 8.1 1.1 1.7 2.9 1.3 0.8 0.6 1.7 2.5 3.0 6.9 .439 0.4 1.2 .380 1.6 2.4 .672
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
Rodney Rogers 12 15.8 5.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.1 1.6 4.1 .388 0.5 1.6 .316 1.4 2.3 .630

Season 2

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1966-671994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 77 23.1 12.4 - - 3.3 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.6 10.1 .454 - - - 3.3 4.4 .751
Rodney Rogers 80 26.8 12.2 1.7 3.2 4.8 2.0 1.2 0.6 2.2 3.5 4.7 9.6 .488 0.6 1.9 .338 2.2 3.4 .651
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
Rodney Rogers 3 25.3 8.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.7 4.3 4.0 7.3 .545 0.3 1.3 .250 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 3

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1967-681995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Rodney Rogers 67 29.1 11.6 1.7 2.6 4.3 2.5 1.1 0.5 2.1 3.2 4.6 9.6 .477 0.7 2.3 .320 1.7 2.7 .628
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
Rodney Rogers ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1968-691996-97
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West 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
Rodney Rogers 81 30.6 13.2 1.7 3.4 5.1 2.7 1.1 0.8 2.7 3.4 5.0 10.9 .462 0.8 2.2 .361 2.4 3.6 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 3 28.3 10.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 4.3 4.0 9.7 .414 0.7 3.3 .200 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 5

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1969-701997-98
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 81 39.9 20.0 - - 4.2 7.5 - - - 3.1 7.0 15.4 .454 - - - 6.0 7.5 .808
Rodney Rogers 76 32.9 15.1 2.0 3.5 5.6 2.7 1.2 0.5 2.5 3.2 5.6 12.3 .456 0.9 2.8 .340 3.0 4.3 .686
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
Rodney Rogers ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1970-711998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 35.5 17.5 - - 3.3 4.8 - - - 3.3 7.1 14.9 .475 - - - 3.3 4.3 .770
Rodney Rogers 47 20.6 7.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.6 1.0 0.5 1.4 3.0 2.8 6.3 .441 0.4 1.3 .286 1.4 2.1 .673
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
Rodney Rogers ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1971-721999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns Lost West 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
Rodney Rogers 82 27.9 13.8 1.7 3.8 5.5 2.1 1.1 0.6 2.0 3.5 5.2 10.7 .486 1.4 3.2 .439 1.9 3.0 .639
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
Rodney Rogers 9 29.1 14.1 1.8 5.0 6.8 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.7 3.4 5.3 12.8 .417 0.9 4.0 .222 2.6 3.4 .742

Season 8

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1972-732000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSuns Lost West 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 76 35.5 23.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 2.5 9.9 21.3 .464 - - - 4.1 4.9 .840
Rodney Rogers 82 26.6 12.2 1.1 3.2 4.4 2.2 1.2 0.6 1.9 3.3 4.6 10.7 .430 0.7 2.3 .296 2.3 3.0 .761
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
Rodney Rogers 4 20.8 8.8 0.8 2.8 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 4.0 3.0 10.0 .300 0.5 2.5 .200 2.3 3.5 .643

Season 9

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1973-742001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 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
Rodney Rogers 77 24.4 11.9 1.7 2.8 4.5 1.5 0.9 0.4 1.4 2.9 4.6 9.8 .471 1.1 3.1 .374 1.5 1.9 .785
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
Rodney Rogers 16 24.6 8.9 1.8 3.8 5.5 2.1 1.0 0.4 1.4 2.6 2.9 6.8 .426 1.2 3.3 .365 1.9 2.2 .886

Season 10

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1974-752002-03
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost NBA 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 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
Rodney Rogers 68 19.2 7.0 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.8 2.7 6.7 .402 0.6 1.9 .333 1.0 1.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 20 17.5 6.7 1.1 1.7 2.8 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.3 6.1 .372 0.9 2.1 .405 1.4 1.9 .711

Season 11

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1975-762003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Rodney Rogers 69 20.4 7.8 1.4 3.0 4.4 2.0 0.9 0.4 1.4 2.7 3.0 7.3 .410 0.7 2.2 .329 1.1 1.4 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 11 20.8 6.1 0.8 4.2 5.0 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.8 2.1 6.5 .319 0.5 2.0 .227 1.5 1.8 .800

Season 12

Gail Goodrich Rodney Rogers
Season 1976-772004-05
Team New Orleans JazzNew Orleans Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Rodney Rogers 58 23.6 7.7 1.1 3.2 4.2 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 3.0 3.0 7.8 .382 0.8 2.9 .286 0.9 1.2 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Rodney Rogers 4 12.3 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.3 .462 0.8 2.0 .375 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 13

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

Season 14

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