Gail Goodrich vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince 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, 5 more than Taurean Prince, who played 9. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Taurean Prince	9	5	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1965-66	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+6	+1.1	+2.1			+0.7	+0.7					+1.2	+2.9	+.004				+0.3	+0.7	+.096
Taurean Prince	59	16.6	5.7	0.4	2.2	2.7	0.9	0.7	0.5	1.0	1.6	1.9	4.8	.400	0.6	1.7	.324	1.3	1.6	.787

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
difference:	+5	+4.8	+0.7			+1.5	+1.7				-1.7	+0.9	+0.3	+.091				+1.8	+3.1	+.326
Taurean Prince	6	31.2	11.2	1.2	4.2	5.3	1.3	0.3	0.2	1.2	1.5	4.8	8.7	.558	0.7	2.3	.286	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 2
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1966-67	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Did Not Play

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2nd 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	77	23.1	12.4	-	-	3.3	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	4.6	10.1	.454	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.751
difference:	+5	+6.9	+1.7			+1.4	+0.1				-0.5	+0.5	+1.8	+.028				+1.4	+2.2	+.093
Taurean Prince	82	30.0	14.1	0.6	4.1	4.7	2.6	1.0	0.5	2.3	2.0	5.1	11.9	.426	2.1	5.6	.385	1.9	2.2	.844

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
Taurean Prince	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1967-68	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+24	+2.2	+0.3			+1.1	+0.5				-0.3	+0.2	+0.5	+.045				+2.1	+2.9	+.049
Taurean Prince	55	28.2	13.5	0.4	3.2	3.6	2.1	1.0	0.3	1.8	2.6	4.8	10.8	.441	2.2	5.7	.390	1.7	2.1	.819

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
Taurean Prince	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1968-69	2019-20
Team	Phoenix Suns	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th 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	40.0	23.8	-	-	5.4	6.4	-	-	-	3.1	8.9	21.6	.411	-	-	-	6.1	8.2	.747
difference:	+17	+11.0	+11.7			+0.6	+4.6				-0.6	+4.6	+10.1	+.035				+5.0	+6.8	+.051
Taurean Prince	64	29.0	12.1	0.8	5.2	6.0	1.8	0.9	0.4	2.0	2.5	4.3	11.5	.376	2.3	6.7	.339	1.1	1.4	.798

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gail Goodrich nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1969-70	2020-21
Team	Phoenix Suns	Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Div Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+40	+17.8	+10.5			+0.7	+5.6				-1.3	+3.8	+7.4	+.053				+4.4	+5.6	+.047
Taurean Prince	41	22.1	9.5	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.9	0.7	0.6	1.1	1.8	3.2	8.0	.401	1.5	3.8	.400	1.6	1.9	.855

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
Taurean Prince	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1970-71	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th 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	35.5	17.5	-	-	3.3	4.8	-	-	-	3.3	7.1	14.9	.475	-	-	-	3.3	4.3	.770
difference:	+10	+18.4	+10.2			+0.8	+3.8				-1.6	+4.5	+9.2	+.021				+2.4	+3.1	+.014
Taurean Prince	69	17.1	7.3	0.4	2.1	2.5	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.8	1.7	2.6	5.7	.454	1.2	3.3	.376	0.9	1.2	.756

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
difference:	+7	+30.2	+19.4			+1.6	+6.4				-2.2	+6.8	+15.2	+.055				+6.7	+8.0	+.016
Taurean Prince	5	13.0	6.0	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.0	2.0	5.4	.370	0.8	2.8	.286	1.2	1.4	.857


Season 7
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1971-72	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+28	+15.0	+16.8			+1.2	+2.9				-0.3	+6.8	+13.7	+.020				+4.6	+5.4	+.006
Taurean Prince	54	22.1	9.1	0.3	2.2	2.4	1.6	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.3	3.3	7.0	.467	1.4	3.6	.381	1.2	1.4	.844

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:	+10	+18.3	+16.0			+1.1	+2.5				-1.5	+6.3	+12.9	+.081				+5.1	+5.4	+.120
Taurean Prince	5	20.0	7.8	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.2	1.0	1.8	2.4	6.6	.364	1.6	4.2	.381	1.4	1.8	.778


Season 8
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1972-73	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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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:	+2	+8.5	+15.0			+0.6	+2.9				-0.6	+6.7	+14.0	+.022				+3.5	+4.0	+.105
Taurean Prince	78	27.0	8.9	0.3	2.7	2.9	1.5	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.9	3.2	7.3	.442	1.8	4.6	.396	0.6	0.9	.735

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
difference:	+12	+13.3	+12.6			+1.2	+3.3				-1.3	+5.8	+12.4	+.034				+2.0	+3.0	+.215
Taurean Prince	5	22.2	7.4	0.2	2.2	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	1.8	2.4	5.8	.414	1.0	3.4	.294	1.6	1.6	1.000


Season 9
	Gail Goodrich	Taurean Prince
Season	1973-74	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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9th 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	37.3	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:	+2	+10.2	+17.1	+0.8	+1.3	+0.6	+3.3	+0.5	+0.1		-0.7	+6.7	+15.2	+.015				+5.7	+6.6	+.051
Taurean Prince	80	27.1	8.2	0.4	3.2	3.6	1.9	1.0	0.2	1.0	2.1	2.9	6.4	.457	1.8	4.2	.439	0.5	0.6	.813

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:		+25.6	+18.4	+1.4	+0.8	+2.2	+4.4	+1.0			-0.8	+6.6	+16.0	+.189				+5.6	+6.6
Taurean Prince	5	12.2	1.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.6	0.4	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.4	2.0	.200	0.4	1.8	.222	0.0	0.0	-


Additional Years
* Gail Goodrich played 5 seasons more than Taurean Prince in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 1975 to 1979—Gail Goodrich didn't play in the postseason. In those 5 extra years over Taurean Prince, Gail Goodrich got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Gail Goodrich vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years