Rudy Gay
- Seasons
- 2006-07 to 2022-23
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Born
- Aug 17, 1986
- College
- UConn
- Draft
- 2006, round 1, pick 8
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.3
- True shooting
- .535
- Effective FG
- .492
- Usage rate
- 24.1
- Win shares
- 60.9
- WS per 48
- .085
- Box plus/minus
- 0.6
- VORP
- 22.5
- Best season, WS
- 6.4
- Best season, BPM
- 2.8
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | MEM | 20 | 78 | 2,103 | 12.4 | .497 | .457 | 21.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .011 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 96 | 111 |
| 2007-08 | MEM | 21 | 81 | 3,000 | 17.4 | .546 | .511 | 25.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .080 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 106 | 110 |
| 2008-09 | MEM | 22 | 79 | 2,945 | 15.3 | .528 | .487 | 25.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .054 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 101 | 110 |
| 2009-10 | MEM | 23 | 80 | 3,175 | 16.2 | .535 | .491 | 22.5 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 6.4 | .096 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 109 | 110 |
| 2010-11 | MEM | 24 | 54 | 2,152 | 17.8 | .548 | .503 | 23.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.5 | .123 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 108 | 105 |
| 2011-12 | MEM | 25 | 65 | 2,422 | 17.8 | .521 | .480 | 25.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 6.0 | .120 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 104 | 102 |
| 2012-13 | 2+ teams | 26 | 75 | 2,687 | 15.6 | .494 | .449 | 27.2 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | .072 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 98 | 102 |
| 2013-14 | 2+ teams | 27 | 73 | 2,531 | 18.3 | .540 | .483 | 27.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | .091 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 104 | 107 |
| 2014-15 | SAC | 28 | 68 | 2,408 | 19.7 | .556 | .491 | 27.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 6.1 | .122 | 3.4 | -0.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 110 | 110 |
| 2015-16 | SAC | 29 | 70 | 2,379 | 15.5 | .538 | .500 | 22.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | .078 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 104 | 108 |
| 2016-17 | SAC | 30 | 30 | 1,013 | 17.9 | .559 | .502 | 25.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .087 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 105 | 109 |
| 2017-18 | SAS | 31 | 57 | 1,231 | 18.0 | .545 | .506 | 24.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .122 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 106 | 103 |
| 2018-19 | SAS | 32 | 69 | 1,842 | 17.5 | .583 | .554 | 22.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | .115 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 111 | 109 |
| 2019-20 | SAS | 33 | 67 | 1,461 | 15.4 | .553 | .508 | 22.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .068 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 107 | 113 |
| 2020-21 | SAS | 34 | 63 | 1,358 | 14.7 | .532 | .505 | 23.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .059 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 103 | 111 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 35 | 55 | 1,038 | 13.0 | .539 | .507 | 19.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .097 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 110 | 110 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 36 | 56 | 816 | 9.0 | .475 | .437 | 17.7 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .018 | -3.6 | -0.4 | -4.0 | -0.4 | 101 | 117 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.