Rudy Gay vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire 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.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Dick McGuire 1

Assists Leader Rudy Gay 0 Dick McGuire 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Dick McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Dick McGuire - 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.