Rudy Gay vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

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.