Rudy Gay vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer 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.

Herb Scherer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Herb Scherer - 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.