Rudy Gay vs. Ed Melvin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Melvin 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.

Ed Melvin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Ed Melvin: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Ed Melvin 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Ed Melvin 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Ed Melvin 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Ed Melvin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Ed Melvin 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Ed Melvin 0.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Ed Melvin 281

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Ed Melvin 37

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Ed Melvin 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Ed Melvin .263

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Ed Melvin .654

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Ed Melvin 4.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Ed Melvin 0.6 (1947)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Ed Melvin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Ed Melvin -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Ed Melvin -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Ed Melvin -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Ed Melvin -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Ed Melvin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Ed Melvin -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Ed Melvin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Ed Melvin -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Ed Melvin -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Ed Melvin - 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.