Bill Bridges vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.