Rudy Gay vs. Nate Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Robinson 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, 6 more than Nate Robinson, who played 11. Rudy Gay had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Nate Robinson had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Nate Robinson	11	3	2005-06 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2006-07	2005-06
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+5.6	+1.5	+0.4	+1.8	+2.2	+0.7	+0.1	+0.9	-0.2	-0.3	+0.9	+1.9	+.015	+0.1	+0.2	+.033	+0.2	+0.1	+.025
Nate Robinson	72	21.4	9.3	0.8	1.5	2.3	2.0	0.8	0.0	1.6	2.8	3.2	7.8	.407	0.8	2.0	.397	2.1	2.8	.752

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2007-08	2006-07
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+17	+15.8	+10.0	+0.8	+2.9	+3.8	+0.6	+0.6	+0.9	-1.2	-0.3	+4.2	+8.5	+.027	+0.4	+1.5	+.044	+1.4	+1.7	+.008
Nate Robinson	64	21.2	10.1	0.9	1.5	2.4	1.4	0.8	0.1	1.1	2.5	3.5	8.2	.434	1.3	3.3	.390	1.7	2.2	.777

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2008-09	2007-08
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+7	+11.1	+6.2	+0.7	+1.8	+2.4	+1.2	+0.4	+0.7	-1.2	-0.2	+2.6	+5.1	+.030	+0.2	+1.0	+.019	+1.2	+1.7	+.019
Nate Robinson	72	26.2	12.7	0.7	2.4	3.1	2.9	0.8	0.0	1.4	2.6	4.6	10.9	.423	1.3	4.1	.332	2.1	2.7	.786

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2009-10	2008-09
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+9.8	+2.4	+0.1	+1.9	+2.0	+2.2	+0.2	+0.7	-0.2	-0.3	+1.4	+2.2	+.029	+0.9	+2.7	+.002	+0.4	+1.0	+.088
Nate Robinson	74	29.9	17.2	1.3	2.6	3.9	4.1	1.3	0.1	1.9	2.8	6.1	13.9	.437	1.7	5.2	.325	3.4	4.0	.841

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2010-11	2009-10
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+20.0	+9.7	+1.0	+3.2	+4.2	+0.1	+0.8	+1.0	-1.2	-0.3	+3.8	+7.3	+.035	+0.5	+1.3	+.006	+2.7	+3.3	+.059
Nate Robinson	56	19.9	10.1	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.9	0.9	0.1	1.3	2.1	3.8	8.8	.436	1.6	4.0	.390	0.9	1.2	.746

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate Robinson	17	7.5	4.2	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.4	3.8	.375	0.6	1.9	.333	0.7	0.9	.800


Season 6
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2011-12	2010-11
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+20.1	+12.2	+1.7	+3.1	+4.9	+0.4	+1.0	+0.7	-1.3	-0.2	+5.0	+10.0	+.056	+0.3	+0.7	+.013	+2.6	+3.3	+.027
Nate Robinson	59	17.2	6.8	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.9	2.5	6.4	.399	1.1	3.4	.325	0.6	0.7	.818

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
difference:	+4	+35.9	+16.3	+1.4	+5.1	+6.6	+1.1	+1.3	+0.3	-3.0	-1.8	+6.2	+14.0	+.135	+0.1	+0.7	+.122	+4.0	+5.0	+.175
Nate Robinson	3	4.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	2.3	.286	0.7	2.0	.333	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 7
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2012-13	2011-12
Team	Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+24	+12.4	+7.0	+1.0	+3.1	+4.1	+1.8	+0.3	+0.7	-1.1	-0.1	+2.9	+7.2	+.008	+0.2		+.042	+1.4	+1.7	+.018
Nate Robinson	51	23.4	11.2	0.3	1.7	2.0	4.5	1.2	0.0	1.5	2.3	4.0	9.5	.424	1.3	3.5	.365	1.8	2.2	.832

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2013-14	2012-13
Team	Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+9	+9.3	+6.9	+1.1	+2.5	+3.8	+1.5	+0.3	+0.7	-1.3	-0.2	+2.5	+5.0	+.022	+0.8	+1.5	+.075	+2.8	+3.2	+.023
Nate Robinson	82	25.4	13.1	0.4	1.9	2.2	4.4	1.0	0.1	1.8	2.5	4.9	11.2	.433	1.7	4.2	.405	1.6	2.1	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate Robinson	12	33.7	16.3	0.5	2.2	2.7	4.4	1.0	0.2	2.7	3.2	5.9	13.6	.436	1.8	5.4	.338	2.6	3.4	.756


Season 9
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2014-15	2013-14
Team	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+24	+15.7	+10.7	+0.9	+3.0	+4.1	+1.2	+0.2	+0.5	-1.4	-0.2	+3.8	+7.7	+.027	+0.1	+0.3	+.018	+3.4	+3.9	+.023
Nate Robinson	44	19.7	10.4	0.5	1.4	1.8	2.5	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.1	3.7	8.7	.428	1.3	3.5	.377	1.6	1.9	.835

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2015-16	2014-15
Team	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+28	+19.9	+11.5	+1.1	+4.2	+5.3	+0.6	+0.9	+0.6	-1.3	-0.8	+4.6	+8.3	+.118	+0.4	+0.4	+.067	+2.1	+2.5	+.106
Nate Robinson	42	14.1	5.7	0.4	0.8	1.2	2.3	0.5	0.1	0.7	1.8	2.1	6.1	.345	0.7	2.7	.277	0.7	1.1	.674

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Rudy Gay	Nate Robinson
Season	2016-17	2015-16
Team	Sacramento Kings	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+28	+22.3	+18.7	+1.2	+5.2	+6.3	+0.8	+1.0	+0.9	-2.5	-0.1	+6.7	+14.2	+.455	+1.4	+3.3	+.372	+3.9	+4.6
Nate Robinson	2	11.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 6 seasons more than Nate Robinson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2018 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in two Playoffs.

Rudy Gay vs. Nate Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Robinson 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years