Rudy Gay vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Wayne Yates - 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.