Rudy Gay vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale 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 Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Tom Van Arsdale 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Tom Van Arsdale .431

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Tom Van Arsdale -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Tom Van Arsdale -

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

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale - *

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.