Rudy Gay vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Tom Sanders 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Tom Sanders .428

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Tom Sanders .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Tom Sanders - 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.