Rudy Gay vs. Clyde Lovellette Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Lovellette 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.

Clyde Lovellette

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Clyde Lovellette: 1953-54 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Clyde Lovellette 3

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Clyde Lovellette 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Clyde Lovellette 10

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Clyde Lovellette 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Clyde Lovellette 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Clyde Lovellette 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Clyde Lovellette 9.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Clyde Lovellette 1.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Clyde Lovellette 11,947

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Clyde Lovellette 6,663

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Clyde Lovellette 1,165

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Clyde Lovellette 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Clyde Lovellette .443

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Clyde Lovellette .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Clyde Lovellette 23.4 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Clyde Lovellette 14.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Clyde Lovellette 2.6 (1961)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Clyde Lovellette 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Clyde Lovellette 8.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Clyde Lovellette 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Clyde Lovellette 963

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Clyde Lovellette 557

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Clyde Lovellette 89

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Clyde Lovellette 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Clyde Lovellette .416

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Clyde Lovellette .684

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Clyde Lovellette 24.2 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Clyde Lovellette 10.8 (1960)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Clyde Lovellette 2.8 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Clyde Lovellette - 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.