Rudy Gay vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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 Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

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

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

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Vern Mikkelsen .403

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Vern Mikkelsen 152

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

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

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Vern Mikkelsen .396

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

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

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.