Gail Goodrich vs. Truck Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Truck Robinson 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, 3 more than Truck Robinson, who played 11. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Truck Robinson had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Truck Robinson 11 8 1974-75 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1965-661974-75
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsBullets 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 65 15.5 7.8 - - 2.0 1.6 - - - 1.6 3.1 7.7 .404 - - - 1.6 2.3 .691
Truck Robinson 76 13.1 5.8 1.2 2.7 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 - 1.7 2.5 5.2 .486 - - - 0.8 1.5 .522
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
Truck Robinson 17 7.6 2.1 0.6 1.7 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 - 1.2 0.8 2.5 .333 - - - 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 2

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1966-671975-76
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisBullets 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 77 23.1 12.4 - - 3.3 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.6 10.1 .454 - - - 3.3 4.4 .751
Truck Robinson 82 25.1 11.2 1.7 5.1 6.8 1.4 0.5 1.3 - 2.9 4.3 9.5 .454 - - - 2.6 3.8 .672
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
Truck Robinson 7 19.6 7.0 1.1 3.6 4.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 - 3.9 2.3 5.3 .432 - - - 2.4 3.0 .810

Season 3

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1967-681976-77
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks
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
Truck Robinson 77 36.1 19.0 3.3 7.5 10.8 1.8 0.9 0.5 - 3.3 7.5 15.6 .478 - - - 4.1 5.6 .730
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
Truck Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1968-691977-78
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 81 40.0 23.8 - - 5.4 6.4 - - - 3.1 8.9 21.6 .411 - - - 6.1 8.2 .747
Truck Robinson 82 44.4 22.7 3.6 12.1 15.7 2.1 0.9 1.0 3.7 3.2 9.1 20.5 .444 - - - 4.5 7.0 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Truck Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1969-701978-79
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Jazz, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Div SemisSuns Lost West 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 81 39.9 20.0 - - 4.2 7.5 - - - 3.1 7.0 15.4 .454 - - - 6.0 7.5 .808
Truck Robinson 69 36.8 21.1 2.8 8.8 11.6 1.6 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.0 8.2 16.7 .491 - - - 4.7 6.7 .701
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
Truck Robinson 15 26.1 10.5 2.5 5.5 8.1 0.7 0.4 0.8 2.1 3.5 3.7 9.3 .403 - - - 3.0 4.6 .652

Season 6

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1970-711979-80
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsSuns 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 79 35.5 17.5 - - 3.3 4.8 - - - 3.3 7.1 14.9 .475 - - - 3.3 4.3 .770
Truck Robinson 82 33.0 17.3 2.6 6.8 9.4 1.7 0.7 0.7 3.1 3.2 6.6 13.0 .512 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.9 .667
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
Truck Robinson 3 21.3 5.7 1.7 5.0 6.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 5.3 .375 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 7

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1971-721980-81
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Truck Robinson 82 37.7 18.8 2.6 7.0 9.6 2.5 0.8 0.5 3.0 2.7 7.9 15.6 .505 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.8 .629
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
Truck Robinson 7 33.3 10.6 3.3 7.4 10.7 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.1 3.9 11.0 .351 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.9 .588

Season 8

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1972-731981-82
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSuns 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 76 35.5 23.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 2.5 9.9 21.3 .464 - - - 4.1 4.9 .840
Truck Robinson 74 37.1 19.1 2.7 7.0 9.7 2.4 0.6 0.4 2.7 2.9 7.8 15.2 .513 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.4 5.0 .687
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
Truck Robinson 7 30.4 13.3 2.0 5.6 7.6 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.4 6.4 11.4 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.4 .300

Season 9

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1973-741982-83
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 37.3 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
Truck Robinson 81 30.0 9.5 2.5 5.7 8.1 1.8 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.0 4.0 8.7 .462 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .587
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
Truck Robinson 6 34.2 15.7 3.5 7.5 11.0 2.2 1.7 0.3 2.3 4.2 6.5 12.2 .534 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 10

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1974-751983-84
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Truck Robinson 65 32.8 10.8 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.4 0.7 0.4 2.5 3.3 4.4 8.9 .489 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.2 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Truck Robinson 12 30.2 7.1 2.6 5.5 8.1 0.6 0.6 0.8 2.3 3.4 3.2 6.2 .514 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600

Season 11

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1975-761984-85
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
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
Truck Robinson 2 17.5 2.0 3.0 1.5 4.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Truck Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Gail Goodrich Truck Robinson
Season 1976-77-
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 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
Truck Robinson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Truck Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

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

Season 14

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