Rudy Gay vs. Neil Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neil Johnson 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.

Neil Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Neil Johnson: 1966-67 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Neil Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Neil Johnson 4

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Neil Johnson 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Neil Johnson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Neil Johnson 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Neil Johnson 3.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Neil Johnson 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Neil Johnson 798

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Neil Johnson 685

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Neil Johnson 217

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Neil Johnson 202

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Neil Johnson .426

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Neil Johnson .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Neil Johnson 5.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Neil Johnson 5.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Neil Johnson 1.7 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Neil Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Neil Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Neil Johnson 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Neil Johnson 3.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Neil Johnson 0.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Neil Johnson 29

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Neil Johnson 30

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Neil Johnson 5

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Neil Johnson 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Neil Johnson .324

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Neil Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Neil Johnson .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Neil Johnson 5.8 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Neil Johnson 5.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Neil Johnson 1.3 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Neil Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Neil Johnson - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.