Rudy Gay vs. Ed Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Smith 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.

Ed Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Ed Smith: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Ed Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Ed Smith 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Ed Smith 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Ed Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Ed Smith 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Ed Smith 2.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Ed Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Ed Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Ed Smith 35

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Ed Smith 32

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Ed Smith 10

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Ed Smith 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Ed Smith .286

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Ed Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Ed Smith .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Ed Smith 2.9 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Ed Smith 2.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Ed Smith 0.8 (1954)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Ed Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Ed Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Ed Smith -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Ed Smith -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Ed Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Ed Smith -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Ed Smith -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Ed Smith -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Ed Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Ed Smith -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Ed Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Ed Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Ed Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Ed Smith -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Ed Smith -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Ed Smith - 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.