Kobe Bryant vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Rudy Gay 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Rudy Gay 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Rudy Gay 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Rudy Gay 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)