Paul Arizin vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Rudy Gay 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

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.