Rudy Gay vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.