Pau Gasol vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 0 Rudy LaRusso 1

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.