Rudy Gay vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Johnson and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Arnie Johnson 5

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Arnie Johnson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Arnie Johnson 731

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Arnie Johnson - n/a **

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.