Rudy Gay vs. Vern Hatton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Hatton 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.

Vern Hatton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Vern Hatton 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Vern Hatton 4

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Vern Hatton 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Vern Hatton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Vern Hatton 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Vern Hatton 2.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Vern Hatton 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Vern Hatton 1,244

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Vern Hatton 531

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Vern Hatton 318

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Vern Hatton 225

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Vern Hatton .344

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Vern Hatton .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Vern Hatton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Vern Hatton 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Vern Hatton 0.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Vern Hatton 0.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Vern Hatton 9

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Vern Hatton 3

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Vern Hatton 1

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Vern Hatton 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Vern Hatton .308

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Vern Hatton .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Vern Hatton - 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.