Billy Ray Bates vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)