Rudy Gay vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Justus Thigpen - *

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.