Rudy Gay vs. Brandon Roy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Roy 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, 11 more than Brandon Roy, who played 6. Rudy Gay had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Brandon Roy 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
Rudy Gay 17 3 2006-07 to 2022-23
Brandon Roy 6 3 2006-07 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rudy Gay Brandon Roy
Season 2006-072006-07
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
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:+21+8.4+6.0+0.2+0.1+0.1+2.7+0.3+0.7-0.2-0.1+2.0+3.7+.034+0.3+0.8+.013+1.6+1.5+.111
Brandon Roy 57 35.4 16.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.4 6.1 13.4 .456 1.0 2.6 .377 3.5 4.2 .838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Brandon Roy played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rudy Gay Brandon Roy
Season 2007-082007-08
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+7+0.7+1.0+0.6+0.8+1.5+3.8+0.3+0.8-0.5-0.8+0.5+0.9+.007+0.7+1.9+.006+0.7+1.1+.032
Brandon Roy 74 37.7 19.1 1.1 3.6 4.7 5.8 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.2 15.8 .454 1.0 2.9 .340 3.8 5.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Brandon Roy played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Rudy Gay Brandon Roy
Season 2008-092008-09
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+1+0.1+3.7+0.1+0.8+0.8+3.4+0.1+0.4-0.7-1.2+0.9+0.9+.027+0.3+.026+2.0+2.1+.057
Brandon Roy 78 37.2 22.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.6 8.1 16.9 .480 1.1 2.8 .377 5.3 6.5 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rudy Gay DNP------ --- ----------
Brandon Roy 6 39.7 26.7 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.5 9.3 20.3 .459 1.3 2.8 .471 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 4
Rudy Gay Brandon Roy
Season 2009-102009-10
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+15+2.5+1.9+0.3+1.2+1.5+2.8+0.6+0.6-0.1-0.4+0.1+0.1+.007+0.3+0.9+.003+1.5+1.8+.027
Brandon Roy 65 37.2 21.5 1.1 3.3 4.4 4.7 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.1 7.6 16.0 .473 1.1 3.4 .330 5.3 6.8 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rudy Gay DNP------ --- ----------
Brandon Roy 3 27.7 9.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 11.0 .303 0.7 4.0 .167 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 5
Rudy Gay Brandon Roy
Season 2010-112010-11
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+7+12.0+7.6+0.9+2.7+3.6+0.1+0.9+0.8-1.3-0.8+3.2+5.0+.071+0.3+0.3+.063+1.1+1.6+.043
Brandon Roy 47 27.9 12.2 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 4.4 11.1 .400 0.8 2.4 .333 2.5 2.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rudy Gay DNP------ --- ----------
Brandon Roy 6 23.0 9.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 2.2 3.7 7.3 .500 0.7 2.3 .286 1.3 2.2 .615

Note: Brandon Roy didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 6
Rudy Gay Brandon Roy
Season 2011-122012-13
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+60+12.9+13.2+1.4+2.2+3.6+2.3+0.9+0.8-1.1-1.1+5.3+9.4+.141+0.8+0.9+.312+1.8+2.0+.091
Brandon Roy 5 24.4 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.2 7.0 .314 0.0 1.8 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Brandon Roy DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 11 seasons more than Brandon Roy 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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