Rudy Gay vs. Steve Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Patterson 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.

Steve Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Steve Patterson: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Steve Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Steve Patterson 5

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Steve Patterson 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Steve Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Steve Patterson 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Steve Patterson 4.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Steve Patterson 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Steve Patterson 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Steve Patterson 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Steve Patterson 1,552

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Steve Patterson 1,632

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Steve Patterson 443

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Steve Patterson 85 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Steve Patterson 94 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Steve Patterson 350

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Steve Patterson .403

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Steve Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Steve Patterson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Steve Patterson 7.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Steve Patterson 8.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Steve Patterson 2.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Steve Patterson 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Steve Patterson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Steve Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Steve Patterson -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Steve Patterson -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Steve Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Steve Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Steve Patterson -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Steve Patterson -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Steve Patterson -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Steve Patterson - *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Steve Patterson - *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Steve Patterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Steve Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Steve Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Steve Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Steve Patterson -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Steve Patterson -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Steve Patterson -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Steve Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Steve Patterson - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.