Spencer Dinwiddie vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay and Spencer Dinwiddie, 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.

Spencer Dinwiddie played 11 years in the NBA, 6 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Spencer Dinwiddie had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Rudy Gay 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
Spencer Dinwiddie	11	5	2014-15 to 2024-25
Rudy Gay	17	3	2006-07 to 2022-23

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


Rookie Season
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2014-15	2006-07
Team	Detroit Pistons	Memphis Grizzlies
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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	34	13.4	4.3	0.1	1.3	1.4	3.1	0.6	0.2	1.0	1.6	1.5	5.0	.302	0.4	1.9	.185	0.9	1.0	.912
difference:	+44	+13.6	+6.5	+1.1	+2.0	+3.1	+1.8	+0.3	+0.7	-0.8	-0.9	+2.6	+4.7	+.120	+0.3	+0.1	+.179	+1.0	+1.7	+.185
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2015-16	2007-08
Team	Detroit Pistons	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	12	13.3	4.8	0.3	1.1	1.4	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.6	1.7	1.6	4.5	.352	0.1	0.8	.100	1.6	2.8	.576
difference:	+69	+23.7	+15.3	+1.4	+3.3	+4.8	+0.2	+1.1	+1.0	-1.7	-1.1	+6.1	+12.2	+.109	+1.6	+4.0	+.246	+1.5	+1.1	+.209
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	1	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2016-17	2008-09
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Memphis Grizzlies
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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	59	22.6	7.3	0.5	2.3	2.8	3.1	0.7	0.4	1.1	2.0	2.3	5.1	.444	0.6	1.7	.376	2.1	2.7	.792
difference:	+20	+14.7	+11.6	+0.9	+1.9	+2.7	+1.4	+0.5	+0.3	-1.5	-0.8	+4.9	+10.9	+.009	+0.5	+1.4	+.025	+1.2	+1.7	+.025
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2017-18	2009-10
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Memphis Grizzlies
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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	80	28.8	12.6	0.5	2.7	3.2	6.6	0.9	0.3	1.6	2.3	4.1	10.5	.387	1.8	5.4	.326	2.7	3.4	.813
difference:		+10.9	+7.0	+0.9	+1.8	+2.7	+4.7	+0.6	+0.5	-0.5	-0.2	+3.4	+5.6	+.079	+1.0	+2.9	+.001	+1.1	+1.6	+.060
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2018-19	2010-11
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	68	28.1	16.8	0.4	2.1	2.4	4.6	0.6	0.3	2.2	2.8	5.4	12.2	.442	1.8	5.4	.335	4.2	5.2	.806
difference:	+14	+11.8	+3.0	+1.1	+2.6	+3.8	+1.8	+1.1	+0.8	-0.3	-0.4	+2.2	+3.9	+.029	+0.7	+2.7	+.061	+0.6	+0.7	+.001
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	5	26.2	14.6	0.8	1.8	2.6	1.6	0.4	0.0	1.6	2.0	5.4	12.4	.435	1.8	4.8	.375	2.0	2.8	.714
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2019-20	2011-12
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	64	31.2	20.6	0.5	3.0	3.5	6.8	0.6	0.3	2.7	2.8	6.6	16.0	.415	1.9	6.3	.308	5.4	7.0	.778
difference:	+1	+6.1	+1.6	+1.5	+1.4	+2.9	+4.5	+0.9	+0.5	-0.2	-0.7	+0.9	+0.4	+.040	+1.1	+3.6	+.004	+2.2	+3.0	+.013
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 7
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2020-21	2012-13
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors
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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	3	21.3	6.7	0.0	4.3	4.3	3.0	0.7	0.3	1.7	1.3	2.0	5.3	.375	0.7	2.3	.286	2.0	2.0	1.000
difference:	+72	+14.5	+11.5	+1.3	+0.5	+1.8	+0.3	+0.8	+0.4	-0.9	-1.1	+4.9	+11.4	+.041	+0.4	+1.2	+.037	+1.2	+1.9	+.186
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2021-22	2013-14
Team	Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	67	29.6	13.7	0.7	3.5	4.2	5.2	0.7	0.2	1.6	2.2	4.6	11.0	.416	1.7	4.9	.339	2.9	3.8	.774
difference:	+6	+5.1	+6.3	+0.8	+0.9	+1.8	+2.3	+0.6	+0.6	-1.5	-0.1	+2.8	+5.2	+.039	+0.8	+2.2	+.009	+1.5	+1.5	+.048
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	18	27.8	14.2	0.4	2.0	2.4	3.6	0.8	0.3	1.6	2.3	4.4	10.7	.417	2.2	5.3	.417	3.1	3.7	.821
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2022-23	2014-15
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	79	34.5	17.3	0.4	3.1	3.4	6.5	0.8	0.3	1.8	2.4	5.8	13.3	.438	2.3	6.2	.369	3.4	4.2	.812
difference:	+11	+0.9	+3.8	+1.0	+1.3	+2.5	+2.8	+0.2	+0.3	-0.9	-0.1	+1.7	+3.1	+.017	+1.1	+3.0	+.010	+1.6	+1.6	+.046
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	4	39.8	16.5	0.3	3.0	3.3	6.5	1.3	0.3	3.0	1.8	5.5	12.8	.431	1.8	4.5	.389	3.8	5.5	.682
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2023-24	2015-16
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	76	28.3	10.5	0.4	2.3	2.7	4.7	0.7	0.3	1.2	1.8	3.3	8.4	.392	1.6	4.8	.337	2.2	2.8	.805
difference:	+6	+5.7	+6.7	+1.1	+2.7	+3.8	+3.0	+0.7	+0.4	-0.8	-0.8	+3.4	+6.0	+.071	+0.5	+1.7	+.007	+0.6	+0.8	+.025
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	5	14.6	3.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.4	1.0	2.8	.357	0.4	1.6	.250	0.6	1.2	.500
Rudy Gay	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Spencer Dinwiddie	Rudy Gay
Season	2024-25	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Sacramento Kings
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		%
Spencer Dinwiddie	79	27.0	11.0	0.2	2.4	2.6	4.4	0.9	0.2	1.3	1.5	3.6	8.6	.416	1.4	4.1	.334	2.5	3.1	.802
difference:	+49	+6.8	+7.7	+1.0	+2.8	+3.7	+1.6	+0.6	+0.7	-1.2	-1.1	+3.1	+6.1	+.039		+0.3	+.038	+1.4	+1.5	+.053
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 6 seasons more than Spencer Dinwiddie in the NBA.

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

Spencer Dinwiddie vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay and Spencer Dinwiddie, 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