Jordan Clarkson vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay and Jordan Clarkson, 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.

Jordan Clarkson played 12 years in the NBA, 5 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Jordan Clarkson had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Jordan Clarkson	12	4	2014-15 to 2025-26
Rudy Gay	17	3	2006-07 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2014-15	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	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		%
Jordan Clarkson	59	25.0	11.9	0.9	2.3	3.2	3.5	0.9	0.2	1.6	1.8	4.5	10.1	.448	0.6	2.1	.314	2.2	2.7	.829
difference:	+19	+2.0	+1.1	+0.3	+1.0	+1.3	+2.2		+0.7	-0.2	-0.7	+0.4	+0.4	+.026	+0.1	+0.3	+.050	+0.3		+.102
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 Jordan Clarkson nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2015-16	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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		%
Jordan Clarkson	79	32.3	15.5	1.2	2.8	4.0	2.4	1.1	0.1	1.7	2.1	6.0	13.9	.433	1.4	4.1	.347	2.1	2.6	.804
difference:	+2	+4.7	+4.6	+0.5	+1.6	+2.2	+0.4	+0.3	+0.9	-0.6	-0.7	+1.7	+2.8	+.028	+0.3	+0.7	+.001	+1.0	+1.3	+.019
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 Jordan Clarkson nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2016-17	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jordan Clarkson	82	29.2	14.7	0.6	2.4	3.0	2.6	1.1	0.1	2.0	1.8	5.8	13.1	.445	1.4	4.3	.329	1.6	2.0	.798
difference:	+3	+8.1	+4.2	+0.8	+1.8	+2.5	+0.9	+0.1	+0.6	-0.6	-1.0	+1.4	+2.9	+.008	+0.3	+1.2	+.022	+1.7	+2.4	+.031
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 Jordan Clarkson nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2017-18	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Jordan Clarkson	81	23.3	13.9	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.7	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.3	5.3	11.8	.451	1.4	3.9	.352	1.9	2.3	.800
difference:	+1	+16.4	+5.7	+0.7	+2.5	+3.2	+0.8	+0.8	+0.7	-0.5	-1.2	+2.2	+4.3	+.015	+0.6	+1.4	+.025	+1.9	+2.7	+.047
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	19	15.1	4.7	0.5	1.2	1.7	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.1	1.9	6.5	.301	0.6	2.4	.239	0.3	0.3	.833
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2018-19	2010-11
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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		%
Jordan Clarkson	81	27.3	16.8	1.0	2.3	3.3	2.4	0.7	0.2	1.7	1.4	6.5	14.6	.448	1.8	5.5	.324	2.0	2.4	.844
difference:	+27	+12.6	+3.0	+0.5	+2.4	+2.9	+0.4	+1.0	+0.9	-0.8	-1.0	+1.1	+1.5	+.023	+0.7	+2.8	+.072	+1.6	+2.1	+.039
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 Jordan Clarkson nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2019-20	2011-12
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jordan Clarkson	71	24.0	15.2	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.9	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.5	5.5	12.2	.454	2.1	5.8	.368	1.9	2.3	.836
difference:	+6	+13.3	+3.8	+1.3	+2.5	+3.8	+0.4	+0.9	+0.6	-1.1	-0.6	+2.0	+4.2	+.001	+1.3	+3.1	+.056	+1.3	+1.7	+.045
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		%
Jordan Clarkson	7	28.6	16.7	0.3	3.1	3.4	2.1	0.9	0.0	1.0	2.1	6.4	13.9	.464	2.4	7.0	.347	1.4	1.4	1.000
difference:		+11.3	+2.3	+1.1	+2.0	+3.2	+0.7	+0.4	+0.3	-2.0		+0.5	+2.4	+.043	+1.8	+4.3	+.136	+3.3	+4.3	+.175
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
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2020-21	2012-13
Team	Utah Jazz	Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Jordan Clarkson	68	26.7	18.4	0.7	3.3	4.0	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.6	6.7	15.8	.425	3.1	8.8	.347	1.9	2.1	.896
difference:	+7	+9.1	+0.2	+0.6	+1.5	+2.1	+0.2	+0.6	+0.6	-0.9	-0.8	+0.2	+0.9	+.009	+2.0	+5.3	+.024	+1.3	+1.8	+.082
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	11	27.1	17.5	0.5	2.5	3.1	1.5	0.6	0.3	2.1	1.4	6.1	15.0	.406	3.1	8.8	.351	2.3	2.4	.962
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2021-22	2013-14
Team	Utah Jazz	Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jordan Clarkson	79	27.1	16.0	0.8	2.6	3.5	2.5	0.8	0.2	1.6	1.9	5.9	14.1	.419	2.4	7.6	.318	1.8	2.2	.828
difference:	+6	+7.6	+4.0	+0.7	+1.8	+2.5	+0.4	+0.5	+0.6	-1.5	-0.4	+1.5	+2.1	+.036	+1.5	+4.9	+.012	+2.6	+3.1	+.006
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		%
Jordan Clarkson	6	28.3	17.5	0.8	2.3	3.2	1.3	0.5	0.2	1.7	2.8	6.7	12.2	.548	1.5	4.0	.375	2.7	3.0	.889
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2022-23	2014-15
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jordan Clarkson	61	32.6	20.8	1.2	2.9	4.0	4.4	0.5	0.2	3.0	2.0	7.5	16.9	.444	2.5	7.5	.338	3.3	4.0	.816
difference:	+7	+2.8	+0.3	+0.2	+1.5	+1.9	+0.7	+0.5	+0.4	-0.3	-0.3		+0.5	+.011	+1.3	+4.3	+.021	+1.7	+1.8	+.042
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
* Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2023-24	2015-16
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	55	30.6	17.1	0.9	2.5	3.4	5.0	0.6	0.1	2.7	1.5	6.1	14.8	.413	1.7	5.6	.294	3.2	3.7	.881
difference:	+15	+3.4	+0.1	+0.6	+2.5	+3.1	+3.3	+0.8	+0.6	-0.7	-1.1	+0.6	+0.4	+.050	+0.6	+2.5	+.050	+0.4	+0.1	+.101
Rudy Gay	70	34.0	17.2	1.5	5.0	6.5	1.7	1.4	0.7	2.0	2.6	6.7	14.4	.463	1.1	3.1	.344	2.8	3.6	.780

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2024-25	2016-17
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	37	26.0	16.2	0.7	2.5	3.2	3.7	0.8	0.2	2.3	1.4	5.4	13.3	.408	2.3	6.3	.362	3.1	3.9	.797
difference:	+7	+7.8	+2.5	+0.5	+2.7	+3.1	+0.9	+0.7	+0.7	-0.2	-1.2	+1.3	+1.4	+.047	+0.9	+2.5	+.010	+0.8	+0.7	+.058
Rudy Gay	30	33.8	18.7	1.2	5.2	6.3	2.8	1.5	0.9	2.5	2.6	6.7	14.7	.455	1.4	3.8	.372	3.9	4.6	.855

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Jordan Clarkson	Rudy Gay
Season	2025-26	2017-18
Team	New York Knicks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Jordan Clarkson	1	13.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	7.0	.286	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+56	+8.6	+7.5	+0.3	+3.8	+4.1	+0.3	+0.8	+0.7	-1.4	-0.3	+2.4	+2.4	+.185	+0.6	+0.1	+.314	+2.0	+2.5
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		%
Jordan Clarkson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 5 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 17, from 2019 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in one postseason.

Jordan Clarkson vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years