Stephon Castle vs. Gail Goodrich Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gail Goodrich and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 13 less than Gail Goodrich, who played 14. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Gail Goodrich | 14 | 8 | 1965-66 to 1978-79 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Gail Goodrich | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1965-66 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost NBA Finals |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +16 | +11.2 | +6.9 | +1.7 | +2.5 | -0.4 | +2.1 | +4.5 | +.024 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +.033 | ||||||||
| Gail Goodrich | 65 | 15.5 | 7.8 | - | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .404 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 2.3 | .691 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gail Goodrich | 11 | 26.4 | 10.5 | - | - | 3.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 3.9 | 8.4 | .467 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.9 | .674 |
Additional Years |
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* Gail Goodrich played 13 seasons more than Stephon Castle 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 Stephon Castle, Gail Goodrich got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 5 All-Star Game |