Austin Carr vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Austin Carr that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Austin Carr

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.