Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rudy Gay and Marcus Thornton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rudy Gay and Marcus Thornton played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Marcus Thornton has a 7-6 winning record over Rudy Gay. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rudy Gay:
2006-07 to 2022-23
Marcus Thornton:
2009-10 to 2016-17
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Rudy Gay
6
6
0
Marcus Thornton
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rudy Gay 18.6 6.3 2.7 2.00.6
Marcus Thornton 13.2 3.5 1.50.90.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rudy Gay 26 13 6 61
Marcus Thornton 31 9 6 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rudy Gay 8

games
10

games
8

games
8

games
7

games
Marcus Thornton 5

games
3

games
2

games
3

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
2

games
6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2010
1. Grizzlies 111   Rudy Gay 26 3 3 2 0 0 3 43 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Hornets 113   Marcus Thornton 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 25 5-8 .625 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Jan. 30, 2010
2. Grizzlies 102   Rudy Gay 10 7 1 1 1 1 4 45 3-14 .214 1-5 .200 3-6 .500
OT Hornets 109   Marcus Thornton 14 9 1 0 0 1 2 37 5-17 .294 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 03, 2010
3. Grizzlies 104   Rudy Gay 15 5 6 5 1 5 0 43 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Hornets 100   Marcus Thornton 24 3 2 1 1 3 5 32 8-16 .500 3-7 .429 5-5 1.000
Apr. 02, 2010
4. Grizzlies 107   Rudy Gay 20 9 2 1 1 2 0 36 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Hornets 96   Marcus Thornton 19 5 0 0 0 1 3 38 8-21 .381 1-9 .111 2-2 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2011
5. Grizzlies 102   Rudy Gay 22 8 5 1 1 1 2 50 8-23 .348 2-4 .500 4-6 .667
OT Hornets 103   Marcus Thornton 17 3 1 2 0 1 0 22 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 2012
6. Grizzlies 113   Rudy Gay 23 8 2 1 1 2 1 35 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Kings 96   Marcus Thornton 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 24 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 2012
7. Grizzlies 128   Rudy Gay 23 3 4 4 1 3 0 35 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Kings 95   Marcus Thornton 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 2012
8. Grizzlies 110   Rudy Gay 23 6 2 0 0 3 1 42 8-15 .533 0-5 .000 7-7 1.000
Kings 119   Marcus Thornton 31 7 6 3 0 1 1 42 12-22 .545 3-8 .375 4-6 .667
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 2013
9. Grizzlies 85   Rudy Gay 13 5 3 2 1 5 0 41 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Kings 69   Marcus Thornton 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 20 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 2014
10. Kings 89   Rudy Gay 20 4 0 0 0 1 2 32 9-18 .500 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Nets 104   Marcus Thornton 27 3 1 2 0 1 1 28 11-15 .733 5-8 .625 0-2 .000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2015
11. Kings 110   Rudy Gay 15 5 2 1 0 2 4 26 5-15 .333 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Rockets 116   Marcus Thornton 16 7 2 1 0 1 5 42 6-16 .375 4-10 .400 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 2015
12. Kings 113   Rudy Gay 15 6 2 2 0 1 5 31 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 120   Marcus Thornton 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Dec. 15, 2015
13. Kings 107   Rudy Gay 17 13 3 6 1 5 5 35 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 3-5 .600
Rockets 97   Marcus Thornton 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 06 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -