Rudy Gay vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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 Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Ed Sadowski 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Ed Sadowski - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.