Rudy Gay vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones 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.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Sam Jones - 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.