Bruce Bowen vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Rudy Gay 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)