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Retired#25Guard1965–1978#65 all-time in points

Gail Goodrich

Gail Goodrich scored 19,181 points in 1,031 games, 65th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1971-72 at 25.9 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 1″ / 170 lb
Age83
PositionGuard
BornApr 23, 1943
HometownLos Angeles, California
Experience1965–1978
CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Draft1965 · round null, pick null
High schoolJohn H. Francis Polytechnic High School California, California
TeamsLos Angeles Lakers 1965–1967Phoenix Suns 1968–1969Los Angeles Lakers 1970–1975New Orleans Jazz 1976–1978
Career points
19,181
1,031 games · 18.6 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#65
Also 81st in assists, 557th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1965–1978. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1978-79.

1978-79 season

NOJ · 74 games
Points93812.7 per game
Rebounds2.5183 total
Assists4.8357 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1973-74
  • ×5LegendSeasonAll-Star1968-69, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75
  • LegendCareer10,000 points19,181 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1971-72

Gail Goodrich career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1971-72 · 25.9 points per game

Gail Goodrich milestones

Career · regular season
19,181 career points
Retired 65th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K25K
Career marks
Points19,181Past 15,000 · 65th all-time
Rebounds3,279Past 2,500 · 557th all-time
Assists4,805Past 2,500 · 81st all-time

Gail Goodrich career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Gail Goodrich stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1978-79NOJ7493812.72.54.8.449—.853————
1977-78NOJ811,30416.12.24.8.495—.795————
1976-77NOJ2734012.62.32.7.446—.800————
1975-76LAL751,45919.52.95.6.441—.847————
1974-75LAL721,63022.63.05.8.459—.841————
1973-74LAL822,07625.33.05.2.442—.864————
1972-73LAL761,81423.93.54.4.464—.840————
1971-72LAL822,12725.93.64.5.487—.850————
1970-71LAL791,38017.53.34.8.475—.770————
1969-70PHX811,62420.04.27.5.454—.808————
1968-69PHX811,93123.85.46.4.411—.747————
1967-68LAL791,09213.82.52.6.486—.770————
1966-67LAL7795712.43.32.7.454—.751————
1965-66LAL655097.82.01.6.404—.691————
Career14 seasons1,03119,18118.63.24.7.456—.8070——0

Gail Goodrich splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
77%
Threes
0%
Free throws
23%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Gail Goodrich facts
How many career points did Gail Goodrich score?

Gail Goodrich scored 19,181 career regular-season points in 1,031 games, 18.6 per game, which ranks 65th all-time.

What was Gail Goodrich’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1971-72 with LAL: 25.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

Where is Gail Goodrich from?

Gail Goodrich is from Los Angeles, California. He played high school ball at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in California, California. He played college ball at University of California, Los Angeles.

What teams did Gail Goodrich play for?

Los Angeles Lakers (1965–1967); Phoenix Suns (1968–1969); Los Angeles Lakers (1970–1975); New Orleans Jazz (1976–1978).