Rudy Gay vs. Bill Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Smith 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.

Bill Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bill Smith: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bill Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bill Smith 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bill Smith 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bill Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bill Smith 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bill Smith 1.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bill Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bill Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Bill Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bill Smith 23

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bill Smith 16

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bill Smith 7

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Bill Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Bill Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bill Smith 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bill Smith .242

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Bill Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bill Smith .875

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bill Smith 2.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bill Smith 1.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bill Smith 0.8 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Bill Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Bill Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bill Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bill Smith -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bill Smith -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bill Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Bill Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bill Smith -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bill Smith -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bill Smith -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Bill Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Bill Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bill Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bill Smith -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Bill Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bill Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bill Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bill Smith -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bill Smith -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Bill Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Bill Smith - n/a **

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.