Rudy Gay vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Norm Swanson - 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.