Rudy Gay vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Gerry Ward - 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.