Rudy Gay vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Fred Hetzel - 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.