RJ Barrett vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Rudy Gay 8

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)