Anthony Davis vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay and Anthony Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Anthony Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 4 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Rudy Gay had his rookie season in 2006-07. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2012-13	2006-07
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	64	28.8	13.5	2.6	5.6	8.2	1.0	1.2	1.8	1.4	2.5	5.5	10.6	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	3.5	.751
difference:	+14	+1.8	+2.7	+1.4	+2.3	+3.7	+0.3	+0.3	+0.9	-0.4		+1.4	+0.9	+.094	+0.7	+1.7	+.364	+0.7	+0.8	+.024
Rudy Gay	78	27.0	10.8	1.2	3.3	4.5	1.3	0.9	0.9	1.8	2.5	4.1	9.7	.422	0.7	1.8	.364	1.9	2.7	.727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2013-14	2007-08
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	67	35.2	20.8	3.1	7.0	10.0	1.6	1.3	2.8	1.6	3.0	7.8	15.0	.519	0.0	0.1	.222	5.2	6.6	.791
difference:	+14	+1.8	+0.7	+1.4	+2.6	+3.8	+0.4	+0.1	+1.8	-0.7	-0.2	+0.1	+1.7	+.058	+1.7	+4.7	+.124	+2.1	+2.7	+.006
Rudy Gay	81	37.0	20.1	1.7	4.4	6.2	2.0	1.4	1.0	2.3	2.8	7.7	16.7	.461	1.7	4.8	.346	3.1	3.9	.785
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2014-15	2008-09
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	68	36.1	24.4	2.5	7.7	10.2	2.2	1.5	2.9	1.4	2.1	9.4	17.6	.535	0.0	0.2	.083	5.5	6.8	.805
difference:	+11	+1.2	+5.5	+1.1	+3.5	+4.7	+0.5	+0.3	+2.2	-1.2	-0.7	+2.2	+1.6	+.082	+1.1	+2.9	+.268	+2.2	+2.4	+.038
Rudy Gay	79	37.3	18.9	1.4	4.2	5.5	1.7	1.2	0.7	2.6	2.8	7.2	16.0	.453	1.1	3.1	.351	3.3	4.4	.767
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	4	43.0	31.5	2.3	8.8	11.0	2.0	1.3	3.0	3.3	3.0	11.8	21.8	.540	0.0	0.5	.000	8.0	9.0	.889
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2015-16	2009-10
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	61	35.5	24.3	2.1	8.1	10.3	1.9	1.3	2.0	2.0	2.4	9.2	18.6	.493	0.6	1.8	.324	5.3	7.0	.758
difference:	+19	+4.2	+4.7	+0.7	+3.6	+4.4		+0.2	+1.2	-0.1	-0.1	+1.7	+2.5	+.027	+0.2	+0.7	+.003	+1.5	+2.0	+.005
Rudy Gay	80	39.7	19.6	1.4	4.5	5.9	1.9	1.5	0.8	2.1	2.5	7.5	16.1	.466	0.8	2.5	.327	3.8	5.0	.753
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2016-17	2010-11
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	75	36.1	28.0	2.3	9.5	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	2.4	2.2	10.3	20.3	.505	0.5	1.8	.299	6.9	8.6	.802
difference:	+21	+3.8	+8.2	+0.8	+4.8	+5.6	+0.7	+0.4	+1.1	-0.1	-0.2	+2.7	+4.2	+.034	+0.6	+0.9	+.097	+3.3	+4.1	+.003
Rudy Gay	54	39.9	19.8	1.5	4.7	6.2	2.8	1.7	1.1	2.5	2.4	7.6	16.1	.471	1.1	2.7	.396	3.6	4.5	.805
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2017-18	2011-12
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf Semis	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	75	36.4	28.1	2.5	8.6	11.1	2.3	1.5	2.6	2.2	2.1	10.4	19.5	.534	0.7	2.2	.340	6.6	8.0	.828
difference:	+10	+0.9	+9.1	+0.5	+4.2	+4.7			+1.8	-0.3		+2.9	+3.1	+.079	+0.1	+0.5	+.028	+3.4	+4.0	+.037
Rudy Gay	65	37.3	19.0	2.0	4.4	6.4	2.3	1.5	0.8	2.5	2.1	7.5	16.4	.455	0.8	2.7	.312	3.2	4.0	.791
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	9	39.8	30.1	2.7	10.8	13.4	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.6	3.3	11.8	22.7	.520	0.7	2.4	.273	5.9	7.1	.828
difference:	+2	+0.1	+11.1	+1.3	+5.7	+6.8	+0.3	+0.7	+2.0	-0.4	-1.2	+4.9	+6.4	+.099	+0.1	+0.3	+.062	+1.2	+1.4	+.003
Rudy Gay	7	39.9	19.0	1.4	5.1	6.6	1.4	1.3	0.3	3.0	2.1	6.9	16.3	.421	0.6	2.7	.211	4.7	5.7	.825

Season 7
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2018-19	2012-13
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	56	33.0	25.9	3.1	8.9	12.0	3.9	1.6	2.4	2.0	2.4	9.5	18.3	.517	0.9	2.6	.331	6.1	7.7	.794
difference:	+19	+2.8	+7.7	+1.8	+4.1	+5.9	+1.2	+0.1	+1.7	-0.6		+2.6	+1.6	+.101	+0.2	+0.9	+.008	+2.9	+3.8	+.020
Rudy Gay	75	35.8	18.2	1.3	4.8	6.1	2.7	1.5	0.7	2.6	2.4	6.9	16.7	.416	1.1	3.5	.323	3.2	3.9	.814
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2019-20	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	62	34.4	26.1	2.3	7.0	9.3	3.2	1.5	2.3	2.5	2.5	8.9	17.7	.503	1.2	3.5	.330	7.2	8.5	.846
difference:	+11	+0.3	+6.1	+0.8	+2.6	+3.3	+0.3	+0.2	+1.5	-0.6	-0.2	+1.5	+1.5	+.048	+0.3	+0.8		+2.8	+3.2	+.024
Rudy Gay	73	34.7	20.0	1.5	4.4	6.0	2.9	1.3	0.8	3.1	2.3	7.4	16.2	.455	0.9	2.7	.330	4.4	5.3	.822
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	21	36.6	27.7	2.6	7.1	9.7	3.5	1.2	1.4	2.5	2.7	9.8	17.1	.571	1.1	2.9	.383	7.1	8.5	.832
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2020-21	2014-15
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	36	32.3	21.8	1.7	6.2	7.9	3.1	1.3	1.6	2.1	1.7	8.4	17.0	.491	0.7	2.8	.260	4.4	5.9	.738
difference:	+32	+3.1	+0.7	+0.3	+1.8	+2.0	+0.6	+0.3	+1.0	-0.6	-0.6	+0.9	+0.6	+.036	+0.5	+0.4	+.099	+0.6	+0.1	+.120
Rudy Gay	68	35.4	21.1	1.4	4.4	5.9	3.7	1.0	0.6	2.7	2.3	7.5	16.4	.455	1.2	3.2	.359	5.0	5.8	.858
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	5	28.8	17.4	1.4	5.2	6.6	2.6	0.6	1.6	1.2	1.8	5.0	12.4	.403	0.4	2.2	.182	7.0	8.4	.833
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2023-24	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	NBA Cup Champion	-

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	76	35.5	24.7	3.1	9.5	12.6	3.5	1.2	2.3	2.1	2.3	9.4	16.9	.556	0.4	1.4	.271	5.5	6.8	.816
difference:	+19	+13.9	+13.2	+1.8	+5.7	+7.5	+2.2	+0.4	+1.6	-0.7	-0.6	+5.0	+7.5	+.085	+0.2	+0.7	+.043	+3.5	+4.3	+.044
Rudy Gay	57	21.6	11.5	1.3	3.8	5.1	1.3	0.8	0.7	1.4	1.7	4.4	9.4	.471	0.6	2.1	.314	2.0	2.5	.772
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	5	41.6	27.8	3.0	12.6	15.6	4.0	0.4	1.6	2.2	3.8	11.8	18.6	.634	0.0	1.0	.000	4.2	5.2	.808
difference:		+9.6	+15.6	+1.2	+8.8	+10.0	+1.8	+1.2	+1.4	-1.0	-0.6	+6.6	+5.6	+.234	+0.8	+2.6	+.222	+3.2	+3.4	+.252
Rudy Gay	5	32.0	12.2	1.8	3.8	5.6	2.2	1.6	0.2	1.2	3.2	5.2	13.0	.400	0.8	3.6	.222	1.0	1.8	.556

Season 13
	Anthony Davis	Rudy Gay
Season	2024-25	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	51	33.5	24.7	2.6	8.9	11.6	3.5	1.2	2.2	2.2	1.9	9.2	17.8	.516	0.7	2.4	.282	5.6	7.2	.775
difference:	+18	+6.8	+11.0	+1.7	+3.0	+4.8	+0.9	+0.4	+1.7	-0.5	-0.4	+3.8	+7.0	+.012	+0.4	+0.3	+.120	+3.9	+5.1	+.041
Rudy Gay	69	26.7	13.7	0.9	5.9	6.8	2.6	0.8	0.5	1.7	2.3	5.4	10.8	.504	1.1	2.7	.402	1.7	2.1	.816
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rudy Gay	7	25.6	11.1	1.9	5.3	7.1	1.7	0.4	0.7	1.4	1.9	4.0	10.0	.400	1.1	2.7	.421	2.0	2.4	.824