Rudy Gay vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.