Rudy Gay vs. Lionel Malamed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Malamed 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.

Lionel Malamed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Lionel Malamed: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Lionel Malamed 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Lionel Malamed 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Lionel Malamed 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Lionel Malamed 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Lionel Malamed 258

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Lionel Malamed 61

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Lionel Malamed 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Lionel Malamed .334

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Lionel Malamed .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Lionel Malamed -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Lionel Malamed -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Lionel Malamed 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Lionel Malamed -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Lionel Malamed -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Lionel Malamed - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.