Gail Goodrich vs. Dave Greenwood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Greenwood 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, 2 more than Dave Greenwood, who played 12. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Dave Greenwood had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Dave Greenwood 12 6 1979-80 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1965-661979-80
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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
Dave Greenwood 82 34.0 16.3 2.7 6.7 9.4 2.2 0.7 1.6 2.6 3.8 6.1 12.8 .474 0.0 0.1 .143 4.1 5.1 .810
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
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1966-671980-81
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisBulls Lost East 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 %
Gail Goodrich 77 23.1 12.4 - - 3.3 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.6 10.1 .454 - - - 3.3 4.4 .751
Dave Greenwood 82 33.0 14.4 3.0 5.9 8.8 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.3 3.4 5.9 12.1 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .748
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
Dave Greenwood 6 35.3 17.8 2.7 4.7 7.3 1.8 1.5 0.8 1.5 4.3 8.5 14.5 .586 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 2.0 .417

Season 3

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1967-681981-82
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
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
Dave Greenwood 82 35.5 14.6 2.3 7.2 9.6 3.2 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.6 5.9 12.4 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.5 .825
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
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1968-691982-83
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
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 %
Gail Goodrich 81 40.0 23.8 - - 5.4 6.4 - - - 3.1 8.9 21.6 .411 - - - 6.1 8.2 .747
Dave Greenwood 79 29.8 10.0 2.7 6.9 9.7 1.9 0.7 1.1 1.9 3.3 3.9 8.7 .455 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.9 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1969-701983-84
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 81 39.9 20.0 - - 4.2 7.5 - - - 3.1 7.0 15.4 .454 - - - 6.0 7.5 .808
Dave Greenwood 78 34.8 12.2 2.7 7.3 10.1 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.9 3.4 4.7 9.7 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.7 .737
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
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1970-711984-85
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsBulls 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
Dave Greenwood 61 25.0 6.1 1.8 4.6 6.4 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 3.1 2.5 5.4 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .713
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
Dave Greenwood 4 34.8 9.5 2.5 5.3 7.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.8 3.5 3.8 7.0 .536 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 7

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1971-721985-86
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 82 37.1 25.9 - - 3.6 4.5 - - - 2.6 10.1 20.7 .487 - - - 5.8 6.8 .850
Dave Greenwood 68 28.1 7.9 2.2 5.6 7.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.0 2.9 5.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.7 .772
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
Dave Greenwood 3 33.7 10.0 0.3 5.7 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 4.0 4.0 7.7 .522 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 8

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1972-731986-87
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 76 35.5 23.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 2.5 9.9 21.3 .464 - - - 4.1 4.9 .840
Dave Greenwood 79 32.7 11.6 3.2 6.7 9.9 3.0 0.9 0.6 2.0 3.1 4.3 8.3 .513 0.0 0.1 .500 3.1 3.9 .785
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
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1973-741987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 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
Dave Greenwood 45 27.5 8.6 2.0 4.6 6.7 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 3.0 3.4 7.3 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.5 .748
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
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1974-751988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Dave Greenwood 67 20.9 7.0 2.1 3.9 6.0 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.4 3.0 2.5 5.9 .423 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Dave Greenwood 3 11.3 1.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 11

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1975-761989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
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
Dave Greenwood 37 5.5 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.6 1.4 .423 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .552
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Dave Greenwood 5 9.4 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .250

Season 12

Gail Goodrich Dave Greenwood
Season 1976-771990-91
Team New Orleans JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Dave Greenwood 63 16.2 3.8 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.7 1.3 2.7 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gail Goodrich ------- --- ----------
Dave Greenwood 1 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

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

Season 14

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