Rudy Gay vs. Tommy Kearns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tommy Kearns 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.

Tommy Kearns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Tommy Kearns: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Tommy Kearns 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Tommy Kearns 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Tommy Kearns 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Tommy Kearns 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Tommy Kearns 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Tommy Kearns 0.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Tommy Kearns 0.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Tommy Kearns 2

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Tommy Kearns 0

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Tommy Kearns 0

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Tommy Kearns 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Tommy Kearns 1.000

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Tommy Kearns -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Tommy Kearns 2.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Tommy Kearns - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Tommy Kearns -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Tommy Kearns -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Tommy Kearns -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Tommy Kearns -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Tommy Kearns -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Tommy Kearns -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Tommy Kearns 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Tommy Kearns -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Tommy Kearns -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Tommy Kearns -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Tommy Kearns -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Tommy Kearns -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Tommy Kearns - 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.