Rudy Gay vs. Collin Sexton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Collin Sexton 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, 10 more than Collin Sexton, who played 7. Rudy Gay had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Collin Sexton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Collin Sexton 7 0 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rudy Gay Collin Sexton
Season 2006-072018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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:+4+4.8+5.9+0.5+1.1+1.6+1.7+0.4+0.8-0.5-0.2+2.2+5.0+.008+0.8+1.8+.038+0.7+0.4+.112
Collin Sexton 82 31.8 16.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.3 2.3 6.3 14.7 .430 1.5 3.6 .402 2.6 3.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rudy Gay Collin Sexton
Season 2007-082019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
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:+16+4.0+0.7+0.8+2.2+3.1+1.0+0.4+0.9-0.1-0.6+0.2+.011+0.2+0.9+.034+0.4+0.2+.061
Collin Sexton 65 33.0 20.8 0.9 2.2 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.2 7.9 16.7 .472 1.5 3.9 .380 3.5 4.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Rudy Gay Collin Sexton
Season 2008-092020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+19+2.0+5.4+0.4+2.0+2.4+2.7+0.2+0.5-0.2-0.2+1.6+2.4+.022+0.5+1.3+.020+1.9+2.0+.048
Collin Sexton 60 35.3 24.3 1.0 2.2 3.1 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.6 8.8 18.4 .475 1.6 4.4 .371 5.2 6.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Rudy Gay Collin Sexton
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
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:+69+11.0+3.6+0.2+2.4+2.6+0.2+0.6+0.8-0.7-0.2+1.3+2.4+.016+0.2+1.6+.083+1.2+1.5+.009
Collin Sexton 11 28.7 16.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.8 2.3 6.2 13.7 .450 1.0 4.1 .244 2.6 3.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Rudy Gay Collin Sexton
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+6+16.0+5.5+0.7+3.3+4.0+0.1+1.1+1.0-0.7-0.1+2.7+6.3+.035+0.1+0.2+.003+0.2+0.4+.014
Collin Sexton 48 23.9 14.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 0.6 0.1 1.8 2.3 4.9 9.8 .506 1.0 2.5 .393 3.4 4.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Rudy Gay Collin Sexton
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
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:+13+10.7+0.3+1.1+2.7+3.8+2.6+0.7+0.6-0.4-0.1+1.0+3.1+.032+0.8+1.5+.082+0.9+0.7+.068
Collin Sexton 78 26.6 18.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.9 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.0 6.5 13.3 .487 1.6 4.2 .394 4.1 4.7 .859
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
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Rudy Gay Collin Sexton
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto RaptorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+12+7.9+0.2+0.3+3.0+3.4+1.5+0.8+0.6-0.1-0.1+0.3+2.9+.064+0.6+0.8+.083+0.2+0.1+.051
Collin Sexton 63 27.9 18.4 1.0 1.8 2.7 4.2 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.3 6.6 13.8 .480 1.7 4.3 .406 3.4 4.0 .865
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 10 seasons more than Collin Sexton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2014 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in two Playoffs.

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