Rudy Gay vs. Tom Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Payne 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.

Tom Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Tom Payne: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Tom Payne 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Tom Payne 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Tom Payne 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Tom Payne 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Tom Payne 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Tom Payne 2.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Tom Payne 0.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Tom Payne - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Tom Payne 119

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Tom Payne 69

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Tom Payne 15

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Tom Payne 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Tom Payne .437

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Tom Payne - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Tom Payne .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Tom Payne 4.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Tom Payne 2.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Tom Payne 0.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Tom Payne - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Tom Payne 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Tom Payne 4.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Tom Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Tom Payne - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Tom Payne 4

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Tom Payne 4

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Tom Payne 0

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Tom Payne 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Tom Payne 1.000

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Tom Payne - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Tom Payne .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Tom Payne 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Tom Payne 4.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Tom Payne 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Tom Payne - 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.