Bill Closs vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

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

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Rudy Gay .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Rudy Gay .410

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.