Billy Ray Bates vs. Pau Gasol Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pau Gasol and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Pau Gasol

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Pau Gasol 2

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Pau Gasol 18

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Pau Gasol 12

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Pau Gasol 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Pau Gasol 4

Rookie of The Year Billy Ray Bates 0 Pau Gasol 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Pau Gasol 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Pau Gasol 9.2

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Pau Gasol 3.2

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Pau Gasol 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Pau Gasol 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Pau Gasol 20,894

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Pau Gasol 11,305

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Pau Gasol 3,925

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Pau Gasol 606

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Pau Gasol 1,941

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Pau Gasol 1,226

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Pau Gasol .507

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Pau Gasol .368

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Pau Gasol .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Pau Gasol 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Pau Gasol 9.2

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Pau Gasol 3.2

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Pau Gasol 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Pau Gasol 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Pau Gasol 2,098

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Pau Gasol 1,246

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Pau Gasol 438

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Pau Gasol 71

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Pau Gasol 233

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Pau Gasol 136

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Pau Gasol .508

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Pau Gasol .297

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Pau Gasol .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015)