Luka Doncic vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay and Luka Doncic, 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.
Luka Doncic played 6 years in the NBA, 11 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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 achivements, 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 |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
4 |
2018-19 to 2023-24 |
Rudy Gay |
17 |
3 |
2006-07 to 2022-23 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
61 |
33.6 |
28.8 |
1.3 |
8.1 |
9.4 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
20.6 |
.463 |
2.8 |
8.9 |
.316 |
7.0 |
9.2 |
.758 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
35.8 |
31.0 |
0.7 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
2.8 |
10.7 |
21.3 |
.500 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.364 |
7.0 |
10.7 |
.656 |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
66 |
34.3 |
27.7 |
0.8 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
9.8 |
20.5 |
.479 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
.350 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
.730 |
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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
7 |
40.1 |
35.7 |
0.6 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
10.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
13.7 |
28.0 |
.490 |
4.4 |
10.9 |
.408 |
3.9 |
7.3 |
.529 |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
65 |
35.4 |
28.4 |
0.9 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
9.9 |
21.6 |
.457 |
3.1 |
8.8 |
.353 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
.744 |
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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
15 |
36.8 |
31.7 |
0.7 |
9.1 |
9.8 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
23.5 |
.455 |
3.4 |
9.9 |
.345 |
6.9 |
9.0 |
.770 |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 5 |
|
Luka Doncic |
Rudy Gay |
Season |
2022-23 | 2010-11 |
Team |
Dallas Mavericks | Memphis Grizzlies |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
66 |
36.2 |
32.4 |
0.8 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
8.0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
10.9 |
22.0 |
.496 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
.342 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
.742 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
70 |
37.5 |
33.9 |
0.8 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
11.5 |
23.6 |
.487 |
4.1 |
10.6 |
.382 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
.786 |
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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
42.5 |
29.8 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
10.3 |
25.5 |
.405 |
2.7 |
11.2 |
.239 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.830 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
67 |
21.8 |
10.8 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
.446 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.336 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.882 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
63 |
21.6 |
11.4 |
0.7 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
10.0 |
.420 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.381 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
55 |
18.9 |
8.1 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
.414 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.345 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
56 |
14.6 |
5.2 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.380 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.254 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |