Rudy Gay vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.