Point Guard · Utah Jazz
Gail Goodrich
Age 83 · USA · 185 cm (6'1") · 77 kg · Born Apr 23, 1943 · UCLA
19.4 PPG
3.2 RPG
4.8 APG
773 games
10 seasons
Career snapshot
10seasons
773games
15,030career pts
17.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Los Angeles Lakers
· 456 games · 1965-66–1974-75
Position rank · 1978-79
#5PPG rank
#14PER rank
#14WS rank
Among 17 Point Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
25.9
1971-72 · LAL
RPG
5.4
1968-69 · —
APG
7.5
1969-70 · —
PER
20.1
1971-72 · LAL
WS
12.3
1971-72 · LAL
Draft
Honors & awards
5×
All-Star Selection
1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1968
1×
All-NBA Team
1973
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | LAL | 65 | 0 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 69.1 | 11.9 | 0.7 |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 79 | 0 | 26.0 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 14.9 | 6.3 |
| 1968-69 | NBA | 81 | 0 | 40.0 | 23.8 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 74.7 | — | — |
| 1969-70 | NBA | 81 | 0 | 39.9 | 20.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 80.8 | — | — |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 82 | 0 | 37.1 | 25.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 20.1 | 12.3 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 76 | 0 | 35.5 | 23.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.4 | 0.0 | 84.0 | 18.8 | 8.1 |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 82 | 0 | 37.3 | 25.3 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 86.4 | 18.5 | 7.8 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 72 | 0 | 37.1 | 22.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 0.0 | 84.1 | 18.4 | 5.5 |
| 1977-78 | UTA | 81 | 0 | 31.5 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 79.5 | — | — |
| 1978-79 | UTA | 74 | 0 | 28.8 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 44.9 | 0.0 | 85.3 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz | From 1974-75 to 1977-78 | |
All entries are offseason.
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About Gail Goodrich
Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for scoring a then record 42 points for UCLA in the 1965 NCAA championship game vs. Michigan, and his part in the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971–72 season. During that season the team won a still-record 33 consecutive games, posted what was at the time the best regular season record in NBA history, and also won the franchise's first NBA championship since relocating to Los Angeles. Goodrich was the leading scorer on that team. He is also acclaimed for leading