Curly Armstrong vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Curly Armstrong 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

Curly Armstrong

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Curly Armstrong: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Curly Armstrong 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Curly Armstrong 3 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Curly Armstrong 2 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Curly Armstrong 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 6.8 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 * Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Curly Armstrong 1,040 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Curly Armstrong 89 * Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Curly Armstrong 352 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Curly Armstrong 153 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Curly Armstrong .295 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Curly Armstrong .692 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 7.3 (1949) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 (1951) * Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.7 (1950) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 4.0 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 * Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 1.8 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Curly Armstrong 24 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Curly Armstrong 7 * Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Curly Armstrong 11 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Curly Armstrong 6 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Curly Armstrong .268 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Curly Armstrong .400 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 5.0 (1951) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 (1951) * Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.0 (1950) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - 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.