M.L. Carr vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Rudy Gay 0

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.