Don Carlson vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Don Carlson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Don Carlson

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.