Keith Closs vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Keith Closs 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
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)