Rudy Gay vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Thompson 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.

Paul Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Paul Thompson 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Paul Thompson 79

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Paul Thompson 1

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985)