Rudy Gay vs. Dave Piontek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Piontek 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.

Dave Piontek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Dave Piontek: 1956-57 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Dave Piontek 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Dave Piontek 7

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Dave Piontek 4

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Dave Piontek 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Dave Piontek 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Dave Piontek 4.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Dave Piontek 1.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Dave Piontek 2,955

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Dave Piontek 1,770

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Dave Piontek 478

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Dave Piontek 413

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Dave Piontek .391

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Dave Piontek .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Dave Piontek 10.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Dave Piontek 6.0 (1960)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Dave Piontek 1.7 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Dave Piontek - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Dave Piontek 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Dave Piontek 2.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Dave Piontek 0.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Dave Piontek 104

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Dave Piontek 70

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Dave Piontek 20

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Dave Piontek 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Dave Piontek .354

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Dave Piontek .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Dave Piontek 5.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Dave Piontek 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Dave Piontek 1.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.