Gail Goodrich vs. Chris Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Morris 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.

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.

Gail Goodrich played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Chris Morris, who played 11. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Chris Morris had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Gail Goodrich 14 8 1965-66 to 1978-79
Chris Morris 11 7 1988-89 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1965-661988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Gail Goodrich 65 15.5 7.8 - - 2.0 1.6 - - - 1.6 3.1 7.7 .404 - - - 1.6 2.3 .691
Chris Morris 76 27.6 14.1 2.5 2.8 5.2 1.6 1.3 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.4 11.9 .457 0.8 2.3 .366 2.4 3.3 .717
Playoffs Stats
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1966-671989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Gail Goodrich 77 23.1 12.4 - - 3.3 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.6 10.1 .454 - - - 3.3 4.4 .751
Chris Morris 80 30.6 14.8 2.4 2.9 5.3 1.8 1.6 1.0 2.3 2.7 5.6 13.3 .422 0.8 2.4 .316 2.9 4.0 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 3 27.0 11.0 - - 3.0 3.3 - - - 1.7 3.7 10.3 .355 - - - 3.7 6.0 .611
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1967-681990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Gail Goodrich 79 26.0 13.8 - - 2.5 2.6 - - - 2.9 5.0 10.3 .486 - - - 3.8 5.0 .770
Chris Morris 79 32.3 13.2 2.7 3.9 6.6 2.8 1.7 1.2 2.1 3.1 5.2 12.2 .425 0.6 2.3 .251 2.3 3.1 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 10 10.0 6.0 - - 1.4 1.4 - - - 1.0 2.3 4.7 .489 - - - 1.4 1.8 .778
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1968-691991-92
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 81 40.0 23.8 - - 5.4 6.4 - - - 3.1 8.9 21.6 .411 - - - 6.1 8.2 .747
Chris Morris 77 31.1 11.4 2.6 3.8 6.4 2.6 1.7 1.1 2.2 2.7 4.5 9.4 .477 0.3 1.4 .200 2.1 3.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 4 33.8 18.8 2.8 2.3 5.0 1.3 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.8 8.0 14.5 .552 1.0 2.5 .400 1.8 2.3 .778

Season 5

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1969-701992-93
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Div SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 81 39.9 20.0 - - 4.2 7.5 - - - 3.1 7.0 15.4 .454 - - - 6.0 7.5 .808
Chris Morris 77 29.9 14.1 2.9 2.9 5.9 1.4 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.2 5.7 11.8 .481 0.2 1.0 .224 2.6 3.2 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 7 37.9 20.3 - - 4.6 5.4 - - - 3.0 8.0 16.9 .475 - - - 4.3 5.0 .857
Chris Morris 5 32.6 17.0 2.6 3.8 6.4 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.6 6.8 12.2 .557 1.2 3.2 .375 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 6

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1970-711993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 79 35.5 17.5 - - 3.3 4.8 - - - 3.3 7.1 14.9 .475 - - - 3.3 4.3 .770
Chris Morris 50 27.0 10.9 1.8 2.7 4.6 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.1 9.1 .447 1.1 2.9 .361 1.7 2.4 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 12 43.2 25.4 - - 3.2 7.6 - - - 3.2 8.8 20.6 .425 - - - 7.9 9.4 .841
Chris Morris 4 24.5 9.3 2.8 2.8 5.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.5 3.5 3.0 10.8 .279 0.8 5.0 .150 2.5 2.5 1.000

Season 7

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1971-721994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Gail Goodrich 82 37.1 25.9 - - 3.6 4.5 - - - 2.6 10.1 20.7 .487 - - - 5.8 6.8 .850
Chris Morris 71 30.0 13.4 2.5 3.1 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.2 4.9 12.1 .410 1.5 4.5 .334 2.0 2.7 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 15 38.3 23.8 - - 2.5 3.3 - - - 3.3 8.7 19.5 .445 - - - 6.5 7.2 .898
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1972-731995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsJazz 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 %
Gail Goodrich 76 35.5 23.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 2.5 9.9 21.3 .464 - - - 4.1 4.9 .840
Chris Morris 66 21.6 10.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.2 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.0 9.2 .437 1.0 3.0 .320 1.5 1.9 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich 17 35.5 20.0 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.1 8.2 18.2 .448 - - - 3.6 4.6 .785
Chris Morris 18 17.8 6.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.5 5.9 .425 0.6 2.1 .270 0.7 0.9 .750

Season 9

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1973-741996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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 %
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
Chris Morris 73 13.4 4.3 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.7 4.1 .408 0.4 1.5 .274 0.5 0.7 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Morris 20 8.9 2.9 0.3 1.4 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.5 .400 0.4 1.3 .320 0.5 0.8 .600

Season 10

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1974-751997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
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
Chris Morris 54 10.0 4.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.6 3.8 .411 0.4 1.1 .306 0.8 1.1 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 17 14.1 4.5 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 2.2 1.6 4.1 .406 0.4 1.4 .304 0.8 1.2 .700

Season 11

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1975-761998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Morris 44 12.2 4.2 1.2 1.5 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.5 3.4 .430 0.4 1.3 .286 0.9 1.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 1 9.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 12

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1976-77-
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 %
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Gail Goodrich Chris Morris
Season 1977-78-
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 %
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 14

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