Rick Adelman vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.