Deni Avdija vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Deni Avdija played 6 years in the NBA, 11 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Deni Avdija 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Rudy Gay 17 3 2006-07 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija Rudy Gay
Season 2020-212006-07
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija 54 23.3 6.3 0.4 4.4 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 2.4 5.8 .417 1.0 3.1 .315 0.5 0.8 .644
difference:+24+3.7+4.5+0.8+1.1+0.4+0.1+0.3+0.6-1.2-0.1+1.7+3.9+.005+0.3+1.3+.049+1.4+1.9+.083
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 Deni Avdija nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija Rudy Gay
Season 2021-222007-08
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija 82 24.2 8.4 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.3 3.0 7.1 .432 1.0 3.2 .317 1.3 1.7 .757
difference:+1+12.8+11.7+1.1+0.1+1.0+0.7+0.5-1.2-0.5+4.7+9.6+.029+0.7+1.6+.029+1.8+2.2+.028
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 Deni Avdija nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deni Avdija Rudy Gay
Season 2022-232008-09
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija 76 26.6 9.2 1.0 5.4 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 7.6 .437 0.9 3.1 .297 1.6 2.2 .739
difference:+3+10.7+9.7+0.4+1.2+0.9+1.1+0.3+0.3-1.0+3.9+8.4+.016+0.2+.054+1.7+2.2+.028
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
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Deni Avdija Rudy Gay
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija 75 30.1 14.7 1.1 6.1 7.2 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.5 5.4 10.7 .506 1.2 3.1 .374 2.7 3.6 .740
difference:+5+9.6+4.9+0.3+1.6+1.3+1.9+0.7+0.3+2.1+5.4+.040+0.4+0.6+.047+1.1+1.4+.013
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 Deni Avdija nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Deni Avdija Rudy Gay
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija 72 30.0 16.9 1.5 5.7 7.3 3.9 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.4 5.6 11.7 .476 1.7 4.8 .365 4.0 5.2 .780
difference:+18+9.9+2.9+1.0+1.1+1.1+0.7+0.6-0.2+2.0+4.4+.005+0.6+2.1+.031+0.4+0.7+.025
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 Deni Avdija nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Deni Avdija Rudy Gay
Season 2025-262011-12
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija 26 34.2 25.5 1.2 6.0 7.2 6.3 0.7 0.7 3.6 3.1 7.6 16.2 .469 2.4 6.4 .377 7.8 9.6 .812
difference:+39+3.1+6.5+0.8+1.6+0.8+4.0+0.8+0.1-1.1-1.0+0.1+0.2+.014+1.6+3.7+.065+4.6+5.6+.021
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 11 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2013 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in two Playoffs.

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