Jeff Foster vs. Gail Goodrich Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gail Goodrich and Jeff Foster, 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.

Jeff Foster played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Gail Goodrich, who played 14. Jeff Foster had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Gail Goodrich had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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
Jeff Foster 13 7 1999-00 to 2011-12
Gail Goodrich 14 8 1965-66 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 1999-001965-66
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Jeff Foster 19 4.5 2.3 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.7 1.2 .565 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .680
Gail Goodrich 65 15.5 7.8 - - 2.0 1.6 - - - 1.6 3.1 7.7 .404 - - - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster ------- --- ----------
Gail Goodrich 11 26.4 10.5 - - 3.8 3.0 - - - 3.2 3.9 8.4 .467 - - - 2.6 3.9 .674

Season 2

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2000-011966-67
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Jeff Foster 71 16.2 3.5 2.0 3.5 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 2.1 1.4 3.0 .469 0.0 0.1 .286 0.7 1.3 .516
Gail Goodrich 77 23.1 12.4 - - 3.3 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.6 10.1 .454 - - - 3.3 4.4 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster 4 12.8 2.5 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.3 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Gail Goodrich 3 27.0 11.0 - - 3.0 3.3 - - - 1.7 3.7 10.3 .355 - - - 3.7 6.0 .611

Season 3

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2001-021967-68
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers 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 %
Jeff Foster 82 21.8 5.7 2.5 4.3 6.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.0 2.8 2.2 4.8 .449 0.0 0.2 .133 1.4 2.2 .610
Gail Goodrich 79 26.0 13.8 - - 2.5 2.6 - - - 2.9 5.0 10.3 .486 - - - 3.8 5.0 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster 5 15.6 4.0 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.6 1.4 2.6 .538 0.4 0.8 .500 0.8 1.8 .444
Gail Goodrich 10 10.0 6.0 - - 1.4 1.4 - - - 1.0 2.3 4.7 .489 - - - 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 4

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2002-031968-69
Team Indiana PacersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jeff Foster 77 10.4 2.1 1.5 2.1 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.8 2.3 .360 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .540
Gail Goodrich 81 40.0 23.8 - - 5.4 6.4 - - - 3.1 8.9 21.6 .411 - - - 6.1 8.2 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster 6 6.2 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2003-041969-70
Team Indiana PacersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Div 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 %
Jeff Foster 82 23.9 6.1 3.0 4.4 7.4 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.7 2.3 2.4 4.4 .544 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .669
Gail Goodrich 81 39.9 20.0 - - 4.2 7.5 - - - 3.1 7.0 15.4 .454 - - - 6.0 7.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster 16 19.4 3.6 2.8 3.8 6.6 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.8 2.3 1.6 2.7 .581 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.6 .800
Gail Goodrich 7 37.9 20.3 - - 4.6 5.4 - - - 3.0 8.0 16.9 .475 - - - 4.3 5.0 .857

Season 6

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2004-051970-71
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisLakers 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 %
Jeff Foster 61 26.1 7.0 3.4 5.7 9.0 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.9 3.0 2.8 5.3 .519 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.3 .634
Gail Goodrich 79 35.5 17.5 - - 3.3 4.8 - - - 3.3 7.1 14.9 .475 - - - 3.3 4.3 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster 13 18.8 5.9 3.5 3.8 7.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.6 2.1 2.4 4.0 .596 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .714
Gail Goodrich 12 43.2 25.4 - - 3.2 7.6 - - - 3.2 8.8 20.6 .425 - - - 7.9 9.4 .841

Season 7

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2005-061971-72
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster 63 25.1 5.9 3.6 5.6 9.1 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.0 3.0 2.2 4.0 .552 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.5 .604
Gail Goodrich 82 37.1 25.9 - - 3.6 4.5 - - - 2.6 10.1 20.7 .487 - - - 5.8 6.8 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster 4 20.0 2.8 2.8 3.3 6.0 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.3 1.0 2.8 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Gail Goodrich 15 38.3 23.8 - - 2.5 3.3 - - - 3.3 8.7 19.5 .445 - - - 6.5 7.2 .898

Season 8

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2006-071972-73
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Jeff Foster 75 23.2 4.3 3.4 4.7 8.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.7 1.6 3.5 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .639
Gail Goodrich 76 35.5 23.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 2.5 9.9 21.3 .464 - - - 4.1 4.9 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster ------- --- ----------
Gail Goodrich 17 35.5 20.0 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.1 8.2 18.2 .448 - - - 3.6 4.6 .785

Season 9

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2007-081973-74
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Jeff Foster 77 24.5 6.4 3.4 5.2 8.7 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.8 2.9 2.7 4.8 .550 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .593
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2008-091974-75
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Jeff Foster 74 24.7 6.1 2.9 4.0 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.7 1.2 3.1 2.4 4.8 .501 0.0 0.1 .286 1.3 2.0 .658
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster ------- --- ----------
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2009-101975-76
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
Jeff Foster 16 15.9 3.1 2.1 2.9 5.1 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.8 1.4 2.9 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.6 .556
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster ------- --- ----------
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2010-111976-77
Team Indiana PacersNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jeff Foster 56 16.8 3.3 2.9 3.4 6.3 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.5 2.3 1.4 3.0 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.9 .563
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster 5 18.6 3.4 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.8 1.4 2.4 .583 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.6 .375
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jeff Foster Gail Goodrich
Season 2011-121977-78
Team Indiana PacersNew Orleans Jazz
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 %
Jeff Foster 11 12.8 2.3 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.6 2.4 0.8 1.6 .500 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.5 0.8 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Foster ------- --- ----------
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------

Season 14

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