Rudy Gay vs. Will Perdue Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Will Perdue and Rudy Gay, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Rudy Gay played 17 years in the NBA, 4 more than Will Perdue, who played 13. Rudy Gay had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Will Perdue had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Rudy Gay 17 3 2006-07 to 2022-23
Will Perdue 13 10 1988-89 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2006-071988-89
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 78 27.0 10.8 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.5 4.1 9.7 .422 0.7 1.8 .364 1.9 2.7 .727
Will Perdue 30 6.3 2.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.0 2.4 .403 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 3 7.3 4.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 2

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2007-081989-90
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 81 37.0 20.1 1.7 4.4 6.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 2.3 2.8 7.7 16.7 .461 1.7 4.8 .346 3.1 3.9 .785
Will Perdue 77 11.5 3.8 1.1 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.9 1.4 3.5 .414 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 13 6.0 3.1 0.5 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.0 2.2 .464 0.1 0.2 .500 1.0 1.4 .722

Season 3

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2008-091990-91
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 79 37.3 18.9 1.4 4.2 5.5 1.7 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.8 7.2 16.0 .453 1.1 3.1 .351 3.3 4.4 .767
Will Perdue 74 13.1 4.1 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.0 1.6 3.2 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 17 11.6 4.1 1.9 1.9 3.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.8 2.4 1.7 3.1 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .545

Season 4

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2009-101991-92
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 80 39.7 19.6 1.4 4.5 5.9 1.9 1.5 0.8 2.1 2.5 7.5 16.1 .466 0.8 2.5 .327 3.8 5.0 .753
Will Perdue 77 13.1 4.5 1.4 2.6 4.1 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.7 2.0 3.6 .547 0.0 0.0 .500 0.6 1.2 .495
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 18 8.7 2.5 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.9 1.0 2.1 .486 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 1.1 .450

Season 5

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2010-111992-93
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 54 39.9 19.8 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.8 1.7 1.1 2.5 2.4 7.6 16.1 .471 1.1 2.7 .396 3.6 4.5 .805
Will Perdue 72 13.9 4.7 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.9 1.9 3.4 .557 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 13 7.8 1.9 1.2 1.2 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 6

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2011-121993-94
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 65 37.3 19.0 2.0 4.4 6.4 2.3 1.5 0.8 2.5 2.1 7.5 16.4 .455 0.8 2.7 .312 3.2 4.0 .791
Will Perdue 43 9.2 2.7 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.1 2.6 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 7 39.9 19.0 1.4 5.1 6.6 1.4 1.3 0.3 3.0 2.1 6.9 16.3 .421 0.6 2.7 .211 4.7 5.7 .825
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2012-131994-95
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto RaptorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 75 35.8 18.2 1.3 4.8 6.1 2.7 1.5 0.7 2.6 2.4 6.9 16.7 .416 1.1 3.5 .323 3.2 3.9 .814
Will Perdue 78 20.4 8.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 1.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 2.8 3.3 5.9 .553 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 10 17.6 5.0 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.0 2.7 1.9 3.7 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .571

Season 8

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2013-141995-96
Team Toronto Raptors, Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 73 34.7 20.0 1.5 4.4 6.0 2.9 1.3 0.8 3.1 2.3 7.4 16.2 .455 0.9 2.7 .330 4.4 5.3 .822
Will Perdue 80 17.5 5.2 2.2 3.9 6.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.1 2.3 2.2 4.1 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.6 .536
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 10 24.2 7.4 2.6 5.3 7.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 1.1 2.4 2.9 4.2 .690 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 9

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2014-151996-97
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 68 35.4 21.1 1.4 4.4 5.9 3.7 1.0 0.6 2.7 2.3 7.5 16.4 .455 1.2 3.2 .359 5.0 5.8 .858
Will Perdue 65 29.5 8.7 3.9 6.0 9.8 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.3 2.8 3.6 6.3 .568 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.6 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2015-161997-98
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 70 34.0 17.2 1.5 5.0 6.5 1.7 1.4 0.7 2.0 2.6 6.7 14.4 .463 1.1 3.1 .344 2.8 3.6 .780
Will Perdue 79 18.9 5.0 2.2 4.5 6.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.1 3.7 .549 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .526
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 9 21.0 4.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.9 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 11

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2016-171998-99
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 30 33.8 18.7 1.2 5.2 6.3 2.8 1.5 0.9 2.5 2.6 6.7 14.7 .455 1.4 3.8 .372 3.9 4.6 .855
Will Perdue 37 12.0 2.4 0.9 2.8 3.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.0 1.6 .633 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 12 7.2 1.1 0.8 1.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.7 0.5 0.9 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 12

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2017-181999-00
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 57 21.6 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.1 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.7 4.4 9.4 .471 0.6 2.1 .314 2.0 2.5 .772
Will Perdue 67 15.1 2.5 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.9 0.9 2.5 .351 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.6 .476
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 5 32.0 12.2 1.8 3.8 5.6 2.2 1.6 0.2 1.2 3.2 5.2 13.0 .400 0.8 3.6 .222 1.0 1.8 .556
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2018-192000-01
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 69 26.7 13.7 0.9 5.9 6.8 2.6 0.8 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.4 10.8 .504 1.1 2.7 .402 1.7 2.1 .816
Will Perdue 13 4.5 1.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.7 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 7 25.6 11.1 1.9 5.3 7.1 1.7 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.9 4.0 10.0 .400 1.1 2.7 .421 2.0 2.4 .824
Will Perdue 3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000

Season 14

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2019-20-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 67 21.8 10.8 0.9 4.5 5.4 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.5 4.0 8.9 .446 1.1 3.3 .336 1.8 2.0 .882
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2020-21-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 63 21.6 11.4 0.7 4.1 4.8 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.8 4.2 10.0 .420 1.7 4.4 .381 1.3 1.6 .804
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2021-22-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 55 18.9 8.1 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.9 6.9 .414 1.3 3.7 .345 1.1 1.4 .785
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Rudy Gay Will Perdue
Season 2022-23-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay 56 14.6 5.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 5.1 .380 0.6 2.3 .254 0.8 0.9 .857
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------