Gail Goodrich vs. Richard Jefferson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Jefferson 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.

Richard Jefferson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Richard Jefferson 1

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Richard Jefferson 17

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Richard Jefferson 12

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Richard Jefferson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Richard Jefferson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Richard Jefferson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Richard Jefferson 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Richard Jefferson 4.0

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Richard Jefferson 2.0

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Richard Jefferson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Richard Jefferson 14,904

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Richard Jefferson 4,720

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Richard Jefferson 2,412

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Richard Jefferson 787

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Richard Jefferson 347

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Richard Jefferson 1,181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Richard Jefferson .464

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Richard Jefferson .376

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Richard Jefferson .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Richard Jefferson 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Richard Jefferson 4.3

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Richard Jefferson 1.7

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Richard Jefferson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Richard Jefferson 1,511

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Richard Jefferson 608

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Richard Jefferson 241

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Richard Jefferson 87

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Richard Jefferson 44

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Richard Jefferson 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Richard Jefferson .473

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Richard Jefferson .325

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Richard Jefferson .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004)

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.