Dyson Daniels vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay and Dyson Daniels, 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.
Dyson Daniels played 4 years in the NBA, 13 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Dyson Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 |
| Dyson Daniels |
4 |
1 |
2022-23 to 2025-26 |
| Rudy Gay |
17 |
3 |
2006-07 to 2022-23 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Jump to season:
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Rookie Season |
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Dyson Daniels |
Rudy Gay |
| Season |
2022-23 | 2006-07 |
| Team |
New Orleans Pelicans | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
59 |
17.7 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.418 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.314 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.650 |
| difference: | +19 | +9.3 | +7.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 | +2.6 | +6.2 | +.004 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.050 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +.077 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
61 |
22.3 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.447 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.311 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.642 |
| difference: | +20 | +14.7 | +14.3 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +0.7 | | +0.6 | -1.3 | -1.1 | +5.4 | +11.6 | +.014 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +.035 | +2.5 | +3.0 | +.143 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
3 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| Rudy Gay |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
14 |
32.8 |
8.7 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
8.1 |
.469 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.231 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.619 |
| difference: | +66 | +6.9 | +10.9 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +4.0 | +0.8 | +0.4 | | -0.1 | +3.7 | +8.0 | +.003 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +.096 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +.134 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Rudy Gay played 13 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2011 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in 3 Playoffs. |