Joe Fulks vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Rudy Gay 0

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - 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.