Rudy Gay vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Carl Shaeffer - 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.