Carl Braun vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Carl Braun 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

Carl Braun

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Braun: 1947-48 to 1961-62
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Braun 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Carl Braun 13 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Carl Braun 8 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Carl Braun 5 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Braun 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Braun 13.5 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 3.4 * Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 3.7 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Braun 10,625 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Carl Braun 2,122 * Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Carl Braun 2,892 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Carl Braun 788 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Braun .383 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Carl Braun .804 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Braun 16.5 (1958) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 4.6 (1958) * Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 5.5 (1958) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Braun 14.0 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 3.1 * Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 2.7 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Braun 561 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Carl Braun 81 * Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Carl Braun 108 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Carl Braun 40 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Braun .350 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Carl Braun .812 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Braun 19.3 (1949) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 4.7 (1955) * Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 5.3 (1955) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - 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.