Rudy Gay vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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 Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bill Thieben 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bill Thieben 24

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

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

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bill Thieben .331

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bill Thieben 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bill Thieben 3

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

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

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bill Thieben .857

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

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

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Bill Thieben - 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.