Rudy Gay vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)