Rudy Gay vs. Mike Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Sanders 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 Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Mike Sanders 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Mike Sanders 9

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Mike Sanders 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Mike Sanders 3.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Mike Sanders 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mike Sanders 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Mike Sanders 5,162

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Mike Sanders 1,927

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Mike Sanders 880

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Mike Sanders 464

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Mike Sanders 206

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Mike Sanders 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Mike Sanders .482

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Mike Sanders .221

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Mike Sanders .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Mike Sanders 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Mike Sanders 2.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Mike Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mike Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Mike Sanders 425

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Mike Sanders 168

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Mike Sanders 85

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Mike Sanders 43

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Mike Sanders 22

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Mike Sanders 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Mike Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Mike Sanders .333

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Mike Sanders .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992)