Gail Goodrich vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald and Gail Goodrich that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.