Rudy Gay vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Gene James 95

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Gene James 2

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.