Gail Goodrich vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi 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, 13 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Gail Goodrich | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1965-66 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | Did Not Play |
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: | +8 | +11.3 | +1.3 | +6.2 | +0.2 | -0.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +.143 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +.068 | ||||||||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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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 |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Gail Goodrich played 13 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1967 to 1979—Gail Goodrich played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Yves Missi, Gail Goodrich got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 5 All-Star Game |