George Dempsey vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and George Dempsey 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

George Dempsey

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - 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.