Rudy Gay vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaren Jackson Jr. 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.

Jaren Jackson Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Jaren Jackson Jr. 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gay 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

Defensive Player of The Year Rudy Gay 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Blocks Leader Rudy Gay 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Jaren Jackson Jr. 454

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Jaren Jackson Jr. 322

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Jaren Jackson Jr. 664

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Jaren Jackson Jr. 333

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Jaren Jackson Jr. .460

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Jaren Jackson Jr. .345

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Jaren Jackson Jr. .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Jaren Jackson Jr. 361

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Jaren Jackson Jr. 156

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Jaren Jackson Jr. 25

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Jaren Jackson Jr. 20

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Jaren Jackson Jr. 48

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Jaren Jackson Jr. 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Jaren Jackson Jr. .399

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Jaren Jackson Jr. .336

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Jaren Jackson Jr. .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022)