Joe Ellis vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Joe Ellis 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

Joe Ellis

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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.