Gail Goodrich vs. LaSalle Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaSalle Thompson 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.

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, 1 less than LaSalle Thompson, who played 15. Gail Goodrich had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while LaSalle Thompson had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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.

Season 4
	Gail Goodrich	LaSalle Thompson
Season	1968-69	1985-86
Team	Phoenix Suns	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Kings 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	81	40.0	23.8	-	-	5.4	6.4	-	-	-	3.1	8.9	21.6	.411	-	-	-	6.1	8.2	.747
LaSalle Thompson	80	29.7	12.8	3.2	6.5	9.6	2.1	0.9	1.4	2.3	3.7	5.1	9.9	.518	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.5	.732
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gail Goodrich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LaSalle Thompson	3	33.0	9.7	4.7	7.0	11.7	0.7	0.7	2.0	1.3	2.7	3.7	10.7	.344	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	4.0	.583

Season 7
	Gail Goodrich	LaSalle Thompson
Season	1971-72	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	82	37.1	25.9	-	-	3.6	4.5	-	-	-	2.6	10.1	20.7	.487	-	-	-	5.8	6.8	.850
LaSalle Thompson	76	30.6	13.9	2.9	6.5	9.4	1.1	1.0	1.2	2.4	3.8	5.5	11.2	.489	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	3.7	.808
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
LaSalle Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Gail Goodrich	LaSalle Thompson
Season	1972-73	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Pacers 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	76	35.5	23.9	-	-	3.5	4.4	-	-	-	2.5	9.9	21.3	.464	-	-	-	4.1	4.9	.840
LaSalle Thompson	82	25.9	6.8	2.1	5.5	7.7	1.3	0.8	0.9	1.8	3.8	2.7	5.7	.473	0.0	0.1	.200	1.3	1.6	.799
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
LaSalle Thompson	3	18.0	6.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	2.3	4.3	2.3	5.0	.467	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.3	1.000

Season 9
	Gail Goodrich	LaSalle Thompson
Season	1973-74	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers 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	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
LaSalle Thompson	82	23.7	7.6	1.9	5.0	6.9	1.8	0.8	0.8	2.0	3.2	3.4	6.9	.488	0.0	0.1	.200	0.9	1.3	.692
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
LaSalle Thompson	5	25.2	9.0	1.2	5.0	6.2	1.6	0.8	1.4	2.0	3.0	3.8	7.8	.487	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.4	1.000

Season 10
	Gail Goodrich	LaSalle Thompson
Season	1974-75	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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	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
LaSalle Thompson	80	16.2	4.9	1.2	3.5	4.8	1.3	0.7	0.4	1.2	2.6	2.1	4.5	.468	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.817
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gail Goodrich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LaSalle Thompson	3	21.0	5.3	0.7	3.7	4.3	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.0	3.7	2.3	3.7	.636	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000