Cleveland Buckner vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.