Jim Cleamons vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.