Larry Bird vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Rudy Gay 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Rudy Gay 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Rudy Gay 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)