Bill Garnett vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)