Rudy Gay

Seasons 2006-07–2022-23 · 17 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1986

Player info

Nickname	The Great Rudini, Big Truck, Truck
Position	PF
Number	#22 (also #8)
Team	Utah Jazz
Height	6-8
Weight	250 lb
Born	1986-08-17
College	UConn
Drafted	2006 · Round 1, Pick 8 · Houston Rockets
Seasons	2006-07–2022-23 (17)

Career averages

15.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.0 APG · 1120 games · .452 FG% · .346 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
2006-07	MEM	20	78	27.0	.422	.364	.727	4.5	1.3	0.9	0.9	10.8	12.4	.497
2007-08	MEM	21	81	37.0	.461	.346	.785	6.2	2.0	1.4	1.0	20.1	17.4	.546
2008-09	MEM	22	79	37.3	.453	.351	.767	5.5	1.7	1.2	0.7	18.9	15.3	.528
2009-10	MEM	23	80	39.7	.466	.327	.753	5.9	1.9	1.5	0.8	19.6	16.2	.535
2010-11	MEM	24	54	39.9	.471	.396	.805	6.2	2.8	1.7	1.1	19.8	17.8	.548
2011-12	MEM	25	65	37.3	.455	.312	.791	6.4	2.3	1.5	0.8	19.0	17.8	.521
2012-13	2TM	26	75	35.8	.416	.323	.814	6.1	2.7	1.5	0.7	18.2	15.6	.494
	MEM	26	42	36.7	.408	.310	.776	5.9	2.6	1.3	0.7	17.2	14.1	.478
	TOR	26	33	34.7	.425	.336	.856	6.4	2.8	1.7	0.7	19.5	17.6	.513
2013-14	2TM	27	73	34.7	.455	.330	.822	6.0	2.9	1.3	0.8	20.0	18.3	.540
	TOR	27	18	35.5	.388	.373	.773	7.4	2.2	1.6	1.3	19.4	14.7	.468
	SAC	27	55	34.4	.482	.312	.836	5.5	3.1	1.2	0.6	20.1	19.6	.567
2014-15	SAC	28	68	35.4	.455	.359	.858	5.9	3.7	1.0	0.6	21.1	19.7	.556
2015-16	SAC	29	70	34.0	.463	.344	.780	6.5	1.7	1.4	0.7	17.2	15.5	.538
2016-17	SAC	30	30	33.8	.455	.372	.855	6.3	2.8	1.5	0.9	18.7	17.9	.559
2017-18	SAS	31	57	21.6	.471	.314	.772	5.1	1.3	0.8	0.7	11.5	18.0	.545
2018-19	SAS	32	69	26.7	.504	.402	.816	6.8	2.6	0.8	0.5	13.7	17.5	.583
2019-20	SAS	33	67	21.8	.446	.336	.882	5.4	1.7	0.5	0.5	10.8	15.4	.553
2020-21	SAS	34	63	21.6	.420	.381	.804	4.8	1.4	0.7	0.6	11.4	14.7	.532
2021-22	UTA	35	55	18.9	.414	.345	.785	4.4	1.0	0.5	0.3	8.1	13.0	.539
2022-23	UTA	36	56	14.6	.380	.254	.857	2.9	1.0	0.3	0.3	5.2	9.0	.475

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2006-07	MEM	78	43	2,103	321	760	.422	52	143	152	209	348	100	71	74	140	846
2007-08	MEM	81	81	3,000	625	1,355	.461	134	387	248	316	499	158	111	79	190	1,632
2008-09	MEM	79	78	2,945	572	1,262	.453	85	242	264	344	437	135	98	59	203	1,493
2009-10	MEM	80	80	3,175	600	1,288	.466	66	202	301	400	472	153	118	64	169	1,567
2010-11	MEM	54	54	2,152	409	869	.471	57	144	194	241	336	153	91	58	135	1,069
2011-12	MEM	65	65	2,422	485	1,067	.455	54	173	208	263	417	147	95	55	161	1,232
2012-13	2TM	75	74	2,687	521	1,253	.416	84	260	240	295	461	202	113	53	198	1,366
	MEM	42	42	1,541	281	688	.408	40	129	121	156	249	108	56	31	104	723
	TOR	33	32	1,146	240	565	.425	44	131	119	139	212	94	57	22	94	643
2013-14	2TM	73	73	2,531	537	1,179	.455	65	197	318	387	437	209	95	56	224	1,457
	TOR	18	18	639	130	335	.388	22	59	68	88	133	40	28	23	59	350
	SAC	55	55	1,892	407	844	.482	43	138	250	299	304	169	67	33	165	1,107
2014-15	SAC	68	67	2,408	508	1,116	.455	79	220	337	393	399	250	71	41	183	1,432
2015-16	SAC	70	70	2,379	466	1,007	.463	74	215	198	254	456	120	100	51	139	1,204
2016-17	SAC	30	30	1,013	201	442	.455	42	113	118	138	190	83	44	26	74	562
2017-18	SAS	57	6	1,231	253	537	.471	37	118	112	145	291	73	46	38	78	655
2018-19	SAS	69	51	1,842	376	746	.504	74	184	120	147	470	182	54	34	114	946
2019-20	SAS	67	5	1,461	266	596	.446	74	220	120	136	362	114	35	33	88	726
2020-21	SAS	63	1	1,358	264	628	.420	106	278	82	102	303	88	45	40	65	716
2021-22	UTA	55	1	1,038	157	379	.414	70	203	62	79	242	56	25	19	47	446
2022-23	UTA	56	0	816	109	287	.380	33	130	42	49	163	57	19	18	37	293
Career		1120	—	—	6,670	14,771	.452	1186	3429	3116	3898	6283	2280	1231	798	2245	17,642

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2006-07	MEM	78	27.0	5.5	13.0	.422	0.9	2.4	2.6	3.6	6.0	1.7	1.2	1.3	2.4	14.5
2007-08	MEM	81	37.0	7.5	16.3	.461	1.6	4.6	3.0	3.8	6.0	1.9	1.3	0.9	2.3	19.6
2008-09	MEM	79	37.3	7.0	15.4	.453	1.0	3.0	3.2	4.2	5.3	1.7	1.2	0.7	2.5	18.3
2009-10	MEM	80	39.7	6.8	14.6	.466	0.7	2.3	3.4	4.5	5.4	1.7	1.3	0.7	1.9	17.8
2010-11	MEM	54	39.9	6.8	14.5	.471	1.0	2.4	3.2	4.0	5.6	2.6	1.5	1.0	2.3	17.9
2011-12	MEM	65	37.3	7.2	15.9	.455	0.8	2.6	3.1	3.9	6.2	2.2	1.4	0.8	2.4	18.3
2012-13	2TM	75	35.8	7.0	16.8	.416	1.1	3.5	3.2	4.0	6.2	2.7	1.5	0.7	2.7	18.3
	MEM	42	36.7	6.6	16.1	.408	0.9	3.0	2.8	3.6	5.8	2.5	1.3	0.7	2.4	16.9
	TOR	33	34.7	7.5	17.7	.425	1.4	4.1	3.7	4.4	6.7	3.0	1.8	0.7	3.0	20.2
2013-14	2TM	73	34.7	7.6	16.8	.455	0.9	2.8	4.5	5.5	6.2	3.0	1.4	0.8	3.2	20.7
	TOR	18	35.5	7.3	18.9	.388	1.2	3.3	3.8	5.0	7.5	2.3	1.6	1.3	3.3	19.7
	SAC	55	34.4	7.7	16.1	.482	0.8	2.6	4.8	5.7	5.8	3.2	1.3	0.6	3.1	21.1
2014-15	SAC	68	35.4	7.6	16.7	.455	1.2	3.3	5.0	5.9	6.0	3.7	1.1	0.6	2.7	21.4
2015-16	SAC	70	34.0	7.1	15.2	.463	1.1	3.3	3.0	3.8	6.9	1.8	1.5	0.8	2.1	18.2
2016-17	SAC	30	33.8	7.1	15.7	.455	1.5	4.0	4.2	4.9	6.8	2.9	1.6	0.9	2.6	20.0
2017-18	SAS	57	21.6	7.4	15.7	.471	1.1	3.5	3.3	4.2	8.5	2.1	1.3	1.1	2.3	19.2
2018-19	SAS	69	26.7	7.3	14.6	.504	1.4	3.6	2.3	2.9	9.2	3.6	1.1	0.7	2.2	18.5
2019-20	SAS	67	21.8	6.6	14.7	.446	1.8	5.4	3.0	3.4	8.9	2.8	0.9	0.8	2.2	17.9
2020-21	SAS	63	21.6	7.0	16.6	.420	2.8	7.4	2.2	2.7	8.0	2.3	1.2	1.1	1.7	19.0
2021-22	UTA	55	18.9	5.4	13.1	.414	2.4	7.0	2.2	2.7	8.4	1.9	0.9	0.7	1.6	15.5
2022-23	UTA	56	14.6	4.8	12.7	.380	1.5	5.7	1.9	2.2	7.2	2.5	0.8	0.8	1.6	12.9

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2006-07	MEM	78	2,103	12.4	.497	21.3	-0.5	1.0	0.5	.011	-1.5	-0.7	-2.2	-0.1
2007-08	MEM	81	3,000	17.4	.546	25.0	2.9	2.1	5.0	.080	+1.5	-0.6	+0.8	+2.1
2008-09	MEM	79	2,945	15.3	.528	25.6	0.7	2.6	3.3	.054	+0.0	-1.1	-1.1	+0.7
2009-10	MEM	80	3,175	16.2	.535	22.5	4.0	2.4	6.4	.096	+0.8	-0.3	+0.5	+2.0
2010-11	MEM	54	2,152	17.8	.548	23.3	2.7	2.9	5.5	.123	+1.9	+0.8	+2.8	+2.6
2011-12	MEM	65	2,422	17.8	.521	25.1	2.8	3.3	6.0	.120	+1.7	+0.2	+1.9	+2.4
2012-13	2TM	75	2,687	15.6	.494	27.2	0.1	3.9	4.0	.072	+0.5	+0.5	+1.1	+2.1
	MEM	42	1,541	14.1	.478	25.7	-0.2	2.6	2.4	.075	-0.2	+0.7	+0.5	+0.9
	TOR	33	1,146	17.6	.513	29.1	0.3	1.4	1.6	.068	+1.5	+0.3	+1.9	+1.1
2013-14	2TM	73	2,531	18.3	.540	27.6	2.3	2.5	4.8	.091	+1.8	+0.0	+1.7	+2.4
	TOR	18	639	14.7	.468	30.8	-0.8	1.1	0.3	.021	-0.1	+0.7	+0.6	+0.4
	SAC	55	1,892	19.6	.567	26.6	3.0	1.5	4.5	.114	+2.4	-0.3	+2.1	+2.0
2014-15	SAC	68	2,408	19.7	.556	27.0	4.8	1.3	6.1	.122	+3.4	-0.7	+2.7	+2.9
2015-16	SAC	70	2,379	15.5	.538	22.4	1.8	2.1	3.8	.078	-0.1	-0.3	-0.3	+1.0
2016-17	SAC	30	1,013	17.9	.559	25.8	0.8	1.0	1.8	.087	+1.4	+0.5	+1.9	+1.0
2017-18	SAS	57	1,231	18.0	.545	24.6	1.0	2.1	3.1	.122	+0.2	+0.6	+0.8	+0.9
2018-19	SAS	69	1,842	17.5	.583	22.1	2.2	2.2	4.4	.115	+0.8	+0.6	+1.4	+1.6
2019-20	SAS	67	1,461	15.4	.553	22.0	0.9	1.1	2.1	.068	+0.0	-0.9	-0.8	+0.4
2020-21	SAS	63	1,358	14.7	.532	23.6	0.0	1.7	1.7	.059	-0.1	+0.0	-0.1	+0.6
2021-22	UTA	55	1,038	13.0	.539	19.3	0.8	1.3	2.1	.097	-0.7	-0.3	-1.0	+0.3
2022-23	UTA	56	816	9.0	.475	17.7	-0.4	0.7	0.3	.018	-3.6	-0.4	-4.0	-0.4
Career		1120	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.9	—	—	—	—	+22.5

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
2011-12	7	39.4	19.0	6.6	1.4	1.3	0.3	.421	.211	.505
2017-18	5	31.4	12.2	5.6	2.2	1.6	0.2	.400	.222	.442
2018-19	7	25.1	11.1	7.1	1.7	0.4	0.7	.400	.421	.503
2021-22	6	nan	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career	25	32.1	10.9	5.0	1.3	0.8	0.3	.410	.286	.489

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	588	15.0	5.3	2.0	322–266
Away	594	14.9	5.3	1.9	211–383
In wins	533	15.7	5.5	2.1	533–0
In losses	649	14.3	5.2	1.8	0–649

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	29	14.2	5.1	2.0	9–20
BOS Boston Celtics	32	14.3	5.5	1.8	14–18
BKN Brooklyn Nets	29	14.0	5.4	2.2	13–16
CHA Charlotte Hornets	40	16.1	4.8	1.8	19–21
CHI Chicago Bulls	31	14.3	5.2	1.9	18–13
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	31	15.0	5.5	1.9	13–18
DAL Dallas Mavericks	57	14.6	5.8	1.9	23–34
DEN Denver Nuggets	49	15.4	5.0	2.2	23–26
DET Detroit Pistons	29	16.0	5.6	2.4	17–12
GSW Golden State Warriors	53	16.5	5.7	1.8	21–32
HOU Houston Rockets	55	13.4	5.2	1.8	19–36
IND Indiana Pacers	29	16.8	4.7	2.2	14–15
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	51	15.9	5.2	1.6	20–31
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	53	14.9	5.1	2.1	26–27
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	28	13.8	5.0	2.1	11–17
MIA Miami Heat	31	16.4	5.6	2.3	10–21
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	31	16.1	6.3	2.1	13–18
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	52	15.2	5.5	2.3	31–21
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	29	13.1	5.0	2.4	15–14
NYK New York Knicks	30	16.0	5.1	2.0	18–12
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	43	14.5	5.3	1.7	20–23
ORL Orlando Magic	27	14.7	5.1	1.7	15–12
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	29	16.3	5.4	2.1	13–16
PHX Phoenix Suns	51	15.7	5.2	1.7	23–28
POR Portland Trail Blazers	50	15.3	5.0	1.5	18–32
SAC Sacramento Kings	37	15.0	5.9	1.7	21–16
SAS San Antonio Spurs	42	12.8	5.4	2.1	8–34
TOR Toronto Raptors	31	16.0	6.0	2.3	20–11
UTA Utah Jazz	45	11.8	4.4	1.2	16–29
WAS Washington Wizards	35	13.0	5.3	1.7	22–13

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2022-23

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	10%	.667
In the paint (3-10 ft)	17%	.440
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	16%	.422
Long two (16 ft-3P)	11%	.469
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	45%	.254

Average shot distance 16.8 ft · 4% of attempts were dunks · 34% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
2006-07	$2,242,920
2007-08	$2,411,160
2008-09	$2,579,400
2009-10	$3,280,997
2010-11	$13,603,750
2011-12	$15,032,144
2012-13	$16,460,538
2013-14	$17,888,932
2014-15	$19,317,326
2015-16	$12,403,101
2016-17	$13,333,333
2017-18	$8,406,000
2018-19	$10,087,200
2019-20	$14,500,000
2020-21	$14,500,000
2021-22	$5,890,000
2022-23	$6,184,500
2023-24	$6,479,000
Career earnings	$184,600,301

Frequently asked questions

What team does Rudy Gay play for?

Rudy Gay plays PF for the Utah Jazz.

What are Rudy Gay's career stats?

Rudy Gay has averaged 15.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.0 APG over 17 seasons (2006-07–2022-23).

How much does Rudy Gay make?

Rudy Gay's salary is $6,479,000 for the 2023-24 season, with career earnings of about $184.6M.

How tall is Rudy Gay?

Rudy Gay is 6-8 (250 lb).

When was Rudy Gay drafted?

Rudy Gay was drafted in 2006, round 1, pick 8, by the Houston Rockets.