Rudy Gay vs. Michael Ruffin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Ruffin 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.
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, 8 more than Michael Ruffin, who played 9. Rudy Gay had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Michael Ruffin had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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 |
Rudy Gay |
17 |
3 |
2006-07 to 2022-23 |
Michael Ruffin |
9 |
4 |
1999-00 to 2008-09 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Rudy Gay |
Michael Ruffin |
Season |
2006-07 | 1999-00 |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies | Chicago Bulls |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
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 |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
71 |
13.7 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.420 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.489 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
45 |
19.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.7 |
.506 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
15 |
11.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.269 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.250 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Michael Ruffin didn't play in 2002-03.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
41 |
17.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.325 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.421 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
79 |
16.0 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.414 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.433 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
9 |
17.3 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.700 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.563 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
76 |
13.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
6 |
11.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
30 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.278 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.368 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
4 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
46 |
13.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.532 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.397 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
11 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
1 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Ruffin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |