Rudy Gay vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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 Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rudy Gay 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rudy Gay 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rudy Gay 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rudy Gay 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Bob Pettit - 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.