Rudy Gay vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Alex Groza 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.