Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rudy Gay 3

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Rudy Gay 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Rudy Gay 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rudy Gay 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Rudy Gay 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Rudy Gay 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Rudy Gay 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Rudy Gay 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)