Rudy Gay vs. Sonny Hertzberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Hertzberg 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.

Sonny Hertzberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Sonny Hertzberg 5

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Sonny Hertzberg 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Sonny Hertzberg 2.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Sonny Hertzberg 2,563

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Sonny Hertzberg 260 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Sonny Hertzberg 618

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Sonny Hertzberg 293

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Sonny Hertzberg .299

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Sonny Hertzberg .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Sonny Hertzberg 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Sonny Hertzberg 1.9

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Sonny Hertzberg 164

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Sonny Hertzberg 2 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Sonny Hertzberg 35

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Sonny Hertzberg 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Sonny Hertzberg .294

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Sonny Hertzberg .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.