LeRoy Ellis vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and LeRoy Ellis 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

LeRoy Ellis

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeRoy Ellis: 1962-63 to 1975-76
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeRoy Ellis 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons LeRoy Ellis 14 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played LeRoy Ellis 8 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games LeRoy Ellis 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 9.7 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 8.3 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.3 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 10,176 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 8,709 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 1,405 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 146 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 151 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 1,048 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .442 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .728 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 15.9 (1971) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.3 (1971) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 3.2 (1971) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.7 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 463 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 463 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 44 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 0 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 0 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 64 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .413 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .693 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 14.4 (1965) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.1 (1965) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.0 (1963) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.