Walt Bellamy vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

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.