Earl Gardner vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.