Rudy Gay vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.