Rudy Gay vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Tom Patterson .420

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Tom Patterson -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

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

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Tom 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.