Chuck Cooper vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Chuck Cooper 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

Chuck Cooper

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.