Rudy Gay vs. Ed Pinckney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Pinckney 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.

Ed Pinckney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Ed Pinckney 12

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Ed Pinckney 5

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Ed Pinckney 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Ed Pinckney 5.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Ed Pinckney 0.9

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Pinckney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Ed Pinckney 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Ed Pinckney 5,378

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Ed Pinckney 3,952

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Ed Pinckney 727

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Ed Pinckney 612

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Ed Pinckney 435

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Ed Pinckney 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Ed Pinckney .535

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Ed Pinckney .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Ed Pinckney 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Ed Pinckney 4.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Pinckney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Ed Pinckney 176

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Ed Pinckney 135

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Ed Pinckney 11

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Ed Pinckney 19

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Ed Pinckney 12

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Ed Pinckney 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Ed Pinckney .614

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Ed Pinckney .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Ed Pinckney 0.9 (1992)