Rudy Gay vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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.