Dick Barnett vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Dick Barnett 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

Dick Barnett

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.8 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * 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.