Rudy Gay vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald 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.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)