Rudy Gay vs. Jaylen Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaylen Nowell 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.

Jaylen Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Jaylen Nowell 5

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Jaylen Nowell 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Jaylen Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Jaylen Nowell 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Jaylen Nowell 2.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Jaylen Nowell 1.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jaylen Nowell 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Jaylen Nowell 1,748

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Jaylen Nowell 425

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Jaylen Nowell 362

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Jaylen Nowell 98

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Jaylen Nowell 30

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Jaylen Nowell 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Jaylen Nowell .446

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Jaylen Nowell .317

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Jaylen Nowell .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Jaylen Nowell 2.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Jaylen Nowell 0.3 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Jaylen Nowell 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Jaylen Nowell 0.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Jaylen Nowell 0.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jaylen Nowell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Jaylen Nowell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Jaylen Nowell 22

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Jaylen Nowell 5

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Jaylen Nowell 4

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Jaylen Nowell 1

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Jaylen Nowell 0

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Jaylen Nowell 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Jaylen Nowell .250

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Jaylen Nowell .214

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Jaylen Nowell .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023)