Rudy Gay vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Steals Leader Rudy Gay 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.