Rudy Gay vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain 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.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bennie Swain 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Bennie Swain - n/a **

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.