Rudy Gay vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.