Gail GoodrichLos Angeles Lakers · #25
Gail Goodrich is a retired guard best known with the Los Angeles Lakers. Scoring guard on the 72 Lakers. Career averages: 18.6 points, 3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
Gail Goodrich — the report card
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Where Gail Goodrich stands
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Gail Goodrich — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Gail Goodrich
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Gail Goodrich career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 65 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .404 | |
| 1966-67 | 77 | 23.1 | 12.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | .454 | |
| 1967-68 | 79 | 26.0 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | .486 | |
| 1968-69 | 81 | 40.0 | 23.8 | 5.4 | 6.4 | .411 | |
| 1969-70 | 81 | 39.9 | 20.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 | .454 | |
| 1970-71 | 79 | 35.5 | 17.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | .475 | |
| 1971-72 CHIP | 82 | 37.1 | 25.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .487 | |
| 1972-73 | 76 | 35.5 | 23.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .464 | |
| 1973-74 | 82 | 37.3 | 25.3 | 3.0 | 5.2 | .442 | |
| 1974-75 | 72 | 37.1 | 22.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 | .459 | |
| 1975-76 | 75 | 35.3 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 5.6 | .441 | |
| 1976-77 | 27 | 22.6 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .446 | |
| 1977-78 | 81 | 31.5 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 4.8 | .495 | |
| 1978-79 | 74 | 28.8 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | .449 | |
| Career | 1031 | 32.5 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
The Lab
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Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Gail Goodrich
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Turning pro
Drafted 1965 as a Guard.
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On the 1971-72 Lakers — the team that won 33 games in a row, the longest streak in the history of American pro sports — the leading scorer wasn't Wilt or West. It was a 6-foot-1 left-handed guard from Los Angeles named Gail Goodrich.
Chapter
He was a hometown creation, sharpened at UCLA under John Wooden, where he won national titles before he ever turned pro. The city watched him grow up and then watched him come home to lead its team.
Chapter
That 1972 title finally broke the Lakers' long Finals curse, and Goodrich's scoring was the engine — the quick, crafty guard who kept the defense honest while the legends around him got the headlines. Hall of Fame eventually came calling, and the number 25 went into the Forum rafters for good.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers name.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 174 lbs
- Experience
- Rookie
- NBA debut
- 1965
- Draft
- 1965
- Jersey
- #25
Scoring guard on the 72 Lakers.
A retired Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers name.
Gail Goodrich — frequently asked
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