Rudy Gay vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer 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.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Jim Palmer - 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.