Rudy Gay vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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.

Rod Thorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Rod Thorn 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Rod Thorn - 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.