Fred Carter vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Fred Carter 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

Fred Carter

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.