Tom Boerwinkle vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay and Tom Boerwinkle, 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.

Tom Boerwinkle played 10 years in the NBA, 7 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Tom Boerwinkle had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Rudy Gay had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Tom Boerwinkle 10 7 1968-69 to 1977-78
Rudy Gay 17 3 2006-07 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1968-692006-07
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 80 29.6 9.8 - - 11.1 2.2 - - - 4.0 4.0 10.4 .383 - - - 1.8 2.8 .653
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1969-702007-08
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 81 28.8 10.4 - - 12.5 2.8 - - - 3.1 4.3 9.6 .449 - - - 1.9 2.8 .664
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 5 35.4 17.6 - - 14.4 3.2 - - - 3.8 8.0 15.8 .506 - - - 1.6 2.6 .615
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1970-712008-09
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 82 28.9 10.8 - - 13.8 4.8 - - - 3.4 4.4 9.0 .485 - - - 2.0 2.8 .724
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 7 24.1 6.1 - - 9.6 4.4 - - - 2.4 2.7 5.9 .463 - - - 0.7 1.0 .714
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1971-722009-10
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 80 25.3 7.0 - - 11.2 3.5 - - - 3.2 2.7 6.3 .438 - - - 1.5 2.3 .656
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 1 8.0 0.0 - - 6.0 3.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1972-732010-11
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 8 22.0 3.8 - - 6.8 5.0 - - - 2.8 1.1 3.0 .375 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 4 7.5 2.3 - - 2.3 2.8 - - - 1.8 1.0 1.5 .667 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1973-742011-12
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 46 13.1 3.4 1.2 3.5 4.6 2.0 0.3 0.4 - 1.7 1.3 2.6 .487 - - - 0.9 1.3 .700
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Season 7

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1974-752012-13
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 80 14.7 4.2 1.3 3.4 4.8 3.4 0.3 0.6 - 2.0 1.7 3.4 .487 - - - 0.9 1.2 .768
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 13 29.0 8.2 4.3 8.4 12.7 4.2 0.3 0.8 - 3.7 3.3 7.5 .439 - - - 1.5 1.9 .800
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1975-762013-14
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 74 27.6 8.8 3.6 7.1 10.7 3.8 0.6 0.7 - 3.6 3.6 7.2 .500 - - - 1.6 2.4 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1976-772014-15
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 82 13.0 3.7 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.3 0.2 0.2 - 1.8 1.6 3.3 .491 - - - 0.4 0.8 .540
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 3 5.7 0.7 0.7 2.7 3.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 - 0.3 0.3 1.7 .200 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season 1977-782015-16
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 22 10.3 2.5 0.6 2.0 2.7 2.0 0.1 0.2 1.2 1.6 1.0 2.3 .460 - - - 0.5 0.6 .769
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season -2016-17
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season -2017-18
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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

Season 13

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season -2018-19
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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

Season 14

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season -2019-20
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season -2020-21
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season -2021-22
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Tom Boerwinkle Rudy Gay
Season -2022-23
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------