Rudy Gay vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams 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 Mark Williams, who played 4. Rudy Gay had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Mark Williams 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
Mark Williams 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rudy Gay Mark Williams
Season 2006-072022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement 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:+35+7.7+1.8+1.0+1.6+2.6+0.9+0.2+0.1-0.9-0.3+0.4+3.9+.215+0.7+1.8+0.3+0.4+.036
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rudy Gay Mark Williams
Season 2007-082023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesCharlotte Hornets
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:+62+10.3+7.4+2.3+1.3+3.5+0.8+0.6+0.1-1.4-0.2+2.5+8.8+.188+1.7+4.8+0.7+0.5+.066
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Rudy Gay Mark Williams
Season 2008-092024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesCharlotte Hornets
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:+35+10.7+3.6+1.6+3.0+4.7+0.8+0.5+0.5-1.0-0.4+1.1+5.8+.151+1.1+3.0+.351+0.3+0.7+.037
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Rudy Gay Mark Williams
Season 2009-102025-26
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
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+15.7+13.6+0.6+4.5+5.1+1.9+1.5+1.2-1.1-0.5+4.5+11.1+.134+0.8+2.5+3.8+5.0
Mark Williams 1 24.0 6.0 2.0 9.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 13 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

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

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