Rudy Gay vs. Randy Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Randy Smith 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.

Randy Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Randy Smith: 1971-72 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Randy Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Randy Smith 12

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Randy Smith 4

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Randy Smith 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Randy Smith 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Randy Smith 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Randy Smith 3.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Randy Smith 4.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Randy Smith 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Randy Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Randy Smith 16,262

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Randy Smith 3,597

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Randy Smith 4,487

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Randy Smith 1,403 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Randy Smith 57 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Randy Smith 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Randy Smith .470

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Randy Smith .155 *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Randy Smith .781

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Randy Smith 24.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Randy Smith 5.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Randy Smith 6.5 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Randy Smith 2.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Randy Smith 0.2 (1981) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Randy Smith 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Randy Smith 4.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Randy Smith 6.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Randy Smith 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Randy Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Randy Smith 420

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Randy Smith 109

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Randy Smith 157

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Randy Smith 43 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Randy Smith 2 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Randy Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Randy Smith .465

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Randy Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Randy Smith .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Randy Smith 22.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Randy Smith 5.8 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Randy Smith 8.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Randy Smith 2.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Randy Smith 0.2 (1974) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.