Rudy Gay vs. Walt Kirk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Kirk 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.

Walt Kirk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Walt Kirk 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Walt Kirk 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Walt Kirk 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Walt Kirk 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Walt Kirk 2.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Walt Kirk 907

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Walt Kirk 44 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Walt Kirk 249

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Walt Kirk 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Walt Kirk .305

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Walt Kirk .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Walt Kirk - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Walt Kirk 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Walt Kirk 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Walt Kirk 5

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Walt Kirk 0 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Walt Kirk 1

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Walt Kirk 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Walt Kirk .286

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Walt Kirk .167

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Walt Kirk - 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.