Rudy Gay vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.