Rudy Gay vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin and Rudy Gay, 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.

Rudy Gay played 17 years in the NBA, 13 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 4. Rudy Gay had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Rudy Gay 17 3 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bennedict Mathurin 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rudy Gay Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2006-072022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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%
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
difference:+1.5+5.9+0.1+0.3+0.4+0.2+0.3+0.7-0.1-0.4+1.2+2.5+.012+0.6+2.2+.041+2.9+3.1+.101
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Rudy Gay Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2007-082023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
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%
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
difference:+22+10.9+5.6+0.7+1.5+2.2+0.8+0.8-0.7-0.8+2.7+5.5+.015+0.3+1.2+.028+0.1+.036
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Rudy Gay Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2008-092024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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%
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
difference:+7+7.5+2.8+0.2+0.1+0.2+0.2+0.5+0.4-0.7-0.5+1.8+4.2+.005+0.3+0.9+.011+0.5+0.2+.064
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rudy Gay DNP------ --- ----------
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Season 4

Rudy Gay Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2009-102025-26
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
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%
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
difference:+79+5.3+16.4+1.6+3.5+5.1+0.9+1.5+0.8-1.9-3.5+1.5+2.9+.008+2.2+5.5+.048+11.2+12.0+.129
Bennedict Mathurin 1 45.0 36.0 3.0 8.0 11.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.0 9.0 19.0 .474 3.0 8.0 .375 15.0 17.0 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 13 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2011 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in 3 Playoffs.