Darwin Cook vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)