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Rudy Gay

Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. ▪ Twitter: @rudygay22

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: August 17, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Archbishop Spalding in Severn, Maryland
College: University of Connecticut
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 2006 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 2006
Age: 26 years, 305 days ▪ Experience: 7 years

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All-Time Rank: #236. Randy Smith… #237. Xavier McDaniel… #238. Jamal Crawford… #239. RUDY GAY… #240. Derek Harper… #241. Red Kerr… #242. John Drew…

All-Time Rank: #236. Randy Smith… #237. Xavier McDaniel… #238. Jamal Crawford… #239. RUDY GAY… #240. Derek Harper… #241. Red Kerr… #242. John Drew…

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2006-07	20	MEM	NBA	SF	78	43	2103	321	760	.422	52	143	.364	152	209	.727	93	255	348	100	71	74	140	192	846
2007-08	21	MEM	NBA	SF	81	81	3000	625	1355	.461	134	387	.346	248	316	.785	140	359	499	158	111	79	190	230	1632
2008-09	22	MEM	NBA	SF	79	78	2945	572	1262	.453	85	242	.351	264	344	.767	109	328	437	135	98	59	203	221	1493
2009-10	23	MEM	NBA	SF	80	80	3175	600	1288	.466	66	202	.327	301	400	.753	115	357	472	153	118	64	169	201	1567
2010-11	24	MEM	NBA	SF	54	54	2152	409	869	.471	57	144	.396	194	241	.805	82	254	336	153	91	58	135	131	1069
2011-12	25	MEM	NBA	SF	65	65	2422	485	1067	.455	54	173	.312	208	263	.791	130	287	417	147	95	55	161	138	1232
2012-13	26	TOT	NBA	SF	75	74	2687	521	1253	.416	84	260	.323	240	295	.814	99	362	461	202	113	53	198	182	1366
2012-13	26	MEM	NBA	SF	42	42	1541	281	688	.408	40	129	.310	121	156	.776	56	193	249	108	56	31	104	87	723
2012-13	26	TOR	NBA	SF	33	32	1146	240	565	.425	44	131	.336	119	139	.856	43	169	212	94	57	22	94	95	643
Career			NBA		512	475	18484	3533	7854	.450	532	1551	.343	1607	2068	.777	768	2202	2970	1048	697	442	1196	1295	9205

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2006-07	20	MEM	NBA	SF	78	43	27.0	4.1	9.7	.422	0.7	1.8	.364	1.9	2.7	.727	1.2	3.3	4.5	1.3	0.9	0.9	1.8	2.5	10.8
2007-08	21	MEM	NBA	SF	81	81	37.0	7.7	16.7	.461	1.7	4.8	.346	3.1	3.9	.785	1.7	4.4	6.2	2.0	1.4	1.0	2.3	2.8	20.1
2008-09	22	MEM	NBA	SF	79	78	37.3	7.2	16.0	.453	1.1	3.1	.351	3.3	4.4	.767	1.4	4.2	5.5	1.7	1.2	0.7	2.6	2.8	18.9
2009-10	23	MEM	NBA	SF	80	80	39.7	7.5	16.1	.466	0.8	2.5	.327	3.8	5.0	.753	1.4	4.5	5.9	1.9	1.5	0.8	2.1	2.5	19.6
2010-11	24	MEM	NBA	SF	54	54	39.9	7.6	16.1	.471	1.1	2.7	.396	3.6	4.5	.805	1.5	4.7	6.2	2.8	1.7	1.1	2.5	2.4	19.8
2011-12	25	MEM	NBA	SF	65	65	37.3	7.5	16.4	.455	0.8	2.7	.312	3.2	4.0	.791	2.0	4.4	6.4	2.3	1.5	0.8	2.5	2.1	19.0
2012-13	26	TOT	NBA	SF	75	74	35.8	6.9	16.7	.416	1.1	3.5	.323	3.2	3.9	.814	1.3	4.8	6.1	2.7	1.5	0.7	2.6	2.4	18.2
2012-13	26	MEM	NBA	SF	42	42	36.7	6.7	16.4	.408	1.0	3.1	.310	2.9	3.7	.776	1.3	4.6	5.9	2.6	1.3	0.7	2.5	2.1	17.2
2012-13	26	TOR	NBA	SF	33	32	34.7	7.3	17.1	.425	1.3	4.0	.336	3.6	4.2	.856	1.3	5.1	6.4	2.8	1.7	0.7	2.8	2.9	19.5
Career			NBA		512	475	36.1	6.9	15.3	.450	1.0	3.0	.343	3.1	4.0	.777	1.5	4.3	5.8	2.0	1.4	0.9	2.3	2.5	18.0

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2006-07	20	MEM	NBA	SF	78	43	2103	5.5	13.0	.422	0.9	2.4	.364	2.6	3.6	.727	1.6	4.4	6.0	1.7	1.2	1.3	2.4	3.3	14.5
2007-08	21	MEM	NBA	SF	81	81	3000	7.5	16.3	.461	1.6	4.6	.346	3.0	3.8	.785	1.7	4.3	6.0	1.9	1.3	0.9	2.3	2.8	19.6
2008-09	22	MEM	NBA	SF	79	78	2945	7.0	15.4	.453	1.0	3.0	.351	3.2	4.2	.767	1.3	4.0	5.3	1.7	1.2	0.7	2.5	2.7	18.3
2009-10	23	MEM	NBA	SF	80	80	3175	6.8	14.6	.466	0.7	2.3	.327	3.4	4.5	.753	1.3	4.0	5.4	1.7	1.3	0.7	1.9	2.3	17.8
2010-11	24	MEM	NBA	SF	54	54	2152	6.8	14.5	.471	1.0	2.4	.396	3.2	4.0	.805	1.4	4.2	5.6	2.6	1.5	1.0	2.3	2.2	17.9
2011-12	25	MEM	NBA	SF	65	65	2422	7.2	15.9	.455	0.8	2.6	.312	3.1	3.9	.791	1.9	4.3	6.2	2.2	1.4	0.8	2.4	2.1	18.3
2012-13	26	TOT	NBA	SF	75	74	2687	7.0	16.8	.416	1.1	3.5	.323	3.2	4.0	.814	1.3	4.9	6.2	2.7	1.5	0.7	2.7	2.4	18.3
2012-13	26	MEM	NBA	SF	42	42	1541	6.6	16.1	.408	0.9	3.0	.310	2.8	3.6	.776	1.3	4.5	5.8	2.5	1.3	0.7	2.4	2.0	16.9
2012-13	26	TOR	NBA	SF	33	32	1146	7.5	17.7	.425	1.4	4.1	.336	3.7	4.4	.856	1.4	5.3	6.7	3.0	1.8	0.7	3.0	3.0	20.2
Career			NBA		512	475	18484	6.9	15.3	.450	1.0	3.0	.343	3.1	4.0	.777	1.5	4.3	5.8	2.0	1.4	0.9	2.3	2.5	17.9

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2006-07	20	MEM	NBA	SF	78	2103	12.4	.497	.457	5.3	14.5	9.9	8.0	1.7	2.7	14.1	21.3	96	111	-0.5	1.0	0.5	.011
2007-08	21	MEM	NBA	SF	81	3000	17.4	.546	.511	5.2	13.5	9.3	9.3	1.9	1.9	11.3	25.0	106	110	2.9	2.1	5.0	.080
2008-09	22	MEM	NBA	SF	79	2945	15.3	.528	.487	4.5	13.9	9.1	8.7	1.8	1.6	12.6	25.6	101	110	0.7	2.6	3.3	.054
2009-10	23	MEM	NBA	SF	80	3175	16.2	.535	.491	4.2	13.2	8.7	7.8	1.9	1.5	10.3	22.5	109	110	4.0	2.4	6.4	.096
2010-11	24	MEM	NBA	SF	54	2152	17.8	.548	.503	4.5	14.2	9.3	11.6	2.2	2.2	12.2	23.3	108	105	2.7	2.9	5.5	.123
2011-12	25	MEM	NBA	SF	65	2422	17.8	.521	.480	6.1	14.1	10.1	10.8	2.1	1.8	12.0	25.1	104	102	2.8	3.3	6.0	.120
2012-13	26	TOT	NBA	SF	75	2687	15.6	.494	.449	4.3	16.3	10.2	13.6	2.3	1.6	12.5	27.2	98	102	0.1	3.9	4.0	.072
2012-13	26	MEM	NBA	SF	42	1541	14.1	.478	.438	4.2	15.1	9.5	12.4	2.0	1.7	12.1	25.7	97	101	-0.2	2.6	2.4	.075
2012-13	26	TOR	NBA	SF	33	1146	17.6	.513	.464	4.4	17.8	11.0	15.3	2.6	1.5	13.1	29.1	99	105	0.3	1.4	1.6	.068
Career			NBA		512	18484	16.1	.525	.484	4.8	14.2	9.5	9.9	2.0	1.9	12.0	24.4	103	107	12.7	18.1	30.8	.080

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2011-12	25	MEM	NBA	SF	7	7	279	48	114	.421	4	19	.211	33	40	.825	10	36	46	10	9	2	21	15	133
Career			NBA		7	7	279	48	114	.421	4	19	.211	33	40	.825	10	36	46	10	9	2	21	15	133

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2011-12	25	MEM	NBA	SF	7	7	39.9	6.9	16.3	.421	0.6	2.7	.211	4.7	5.7	.825	1.4	5.1	6.6	1.4	1.3	0.3	3.0	2.1	19.0
Career			NBA		7	7	39.9	6.9	16.3	.421	0.6	2.7	.211	4.7	5.7	.825	1.4	5.1	6.6	1.4	1.3	0.3	3.0	2.1	19.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2011-12	25	MEM	NBA	SF	7	7	279	6.2	14.7	.421	0.5	2.5	.211	4.3	5.2	.825	1.3	4.6	5.9	1.3	1.2	0.3	2.7	1.9	17.2
Career			NBA		7	7	279	6.2	14.7	.421	0.5	2.5	.211	4.3	5.2	.825	1.3	4.6	5.9	1.3	1.2	0.3	2.7	1.9	17.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2011-12	25	MEM	NBA	SF	7	279	14.6	.505	.439	4.2	16.3	10.1	7.2	1.8	0.6	13.8	25.3	99	102	0.2	0.3	0.5	.085
Career			NBA		7	279	14.6	.505	.439	4.2	16.3	10.1	7.2	1.8	0.6	13.8	25.3	99	102	0.2	0.3	0.5	.085

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 7 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Rudy Gay		6.4	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.0	3.3	0.5
Larry Siegfried	94.5	6.4	5.8	5.6	5.1	3.2	2.9	0.5
Dave DeBusschere	93.3	6.6	5.9	5.2	4.7	3.7	3.6	0.0
Tom Gugliotta	91.4	6.7	5.4	5.3	5.0	3.8	3.5	1.6
Terry Tyler	91.4	6.4	5.8	5.5	5.4	4.5	3.4	2.5
Marvin Williams	90.8	6.1	5.7	5.7	4.9	4.0	2.8	2.3
John Salley	90.7	6.2	6.1	5.1	4.8	3.8	3.5	2.5
Loy Vaught	90.5	6.3	6.3	5.5	5.5	4.2	4.1	2.2
Purvis Short	89.5	6.2	6.0	5.4	5.2	5.0	3.7	2.6
Wayman Tisdale	89.5	7.0	5.9	5.7	5.6	3.4	3.2	1.8
Bill Bradley	89.5	7.0	5.4	5.4	4.9	4.7	4.2	1.1

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Rudy Gay		6.4	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.0	3.3	0.5
Larry Siegfried	89.2	6.4	5.8	5.6	5.1	3.5	3.2	2.9	0.5	0.1
Gene Banks	88.2	7.9	6.2	5.6	4.3	3.6	3.5
Carl Landry	87.1	7.7	6.2	5.9	4.1	3.7	2.9
Mel Hutchins	87.0	6.9	5.8	4.4	3.9	3.8	2.8	0.3
Loy Vaught	86.8	6.3	6.3	5.5	5.5	4.2	4.1	2.2	1.0	0.5	0.2	-0.2
Jim Pollard	86.8	7.2	5.7	5.7	5.4	4.6	4.2	2.1
Thaddeus Young	86.1	7.4	6.3	6.2	5.5	4.5	2.1
Marvin Williams	85.9	6.1	5.7	5.7	4.9	4.0	2.8	2.3	2.3
Jared Dudley	85.7	5.6	5.3	5.1	4.8	2.9	2.7
Campy Russell	85.3	6.7	6.7	6.6	5.5	4.3	3.2	1.8	1.1	-0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant

			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
2004-05	18	UCONN	31	893	132	286	28	60	75	106		168	48					367	.462	.467	.708	28.8	11.8	5.4	1.5
2005-06	19	UCONN	33	1015	187	406	28	88	101	138		210	68					503	.461	.318	.732	30.8	15.2	6.4	2.1
Career			64	1908	319	692	56	148	176	244		378	116					870	.461	.378	.721	29.8	13.6	5.9	1.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Weekly & Monthly Awards Rookie of the Month: 1 time (Show/Hide) Nov 2006	Honors 2004 McDonald's All American 2005-06 NCAA AP All-America (2nd) 2006-07 NBA All-Rookie (1st)	Minutes Played 2009-10 NBA 3175 (3) 2011-12 NBA 2422 (3)	Field Goals 2011-12 NBA 485 (8)
Field Goal Attempts 2011-12 NBA 1067 (7)	Minutes Per Game 2009-10 NBA 39.7 (3) 2010-11 NBA 39.9 (2) 2011-12 NBA 37.3 (8) Career NBA 36.1 (51) Career 36.1 (52)	Usage Pct Career NBA 24.4 (83) Career 24.4 (96)	Hall of Fame Probability Active 0.006 (61) Career 0.006 (332)
NBA Elo Player Rating 231st (overall) as of Jun 18, 2013, 5:00AM 54th (active) as of Jun 18, 2013, 5:00AM

Transactions

June 28, 2006: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.

July 12, 2006: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Stromile Swift to the Memphis Grizzlies for Shane Battier.

January 30, 2013: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Memphis Grizzlies with Hamed Haddadi to the Toronto Raptors; the Detroit Pistons traded Austin Daye and Tayshaun Prince to the Memphis Grizzlies; the Memphis Grizzlies traded Jose Calderon to the Detroit Pistons; and the Toronto Raptors traded Jose Calderon, Ed Davis and a future 2nd round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
2006-07	Memphis Grizzlies	NBA	$2,242,290
2007-08	Memphis Grizzlies	NBA	$2,411,160
2008-09	Memphis Grizzlies	NBA	$2,579,400
2009-10	Memphis Grizzlies	NBA	$3,280,997
2010-11	Memphis Grizzlies	NBA	$13,603,750
2011-12	Memphis Grizzlies	NBA	$15,032,144
Career	(may be incomplete)		$39,149,741

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option

Team	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
Toronto Raptors	$16,460,538	$17,888,931	$19,317,325

Signed July 8, 2010 for an assumed $82,302,688 for 5 years.
2014-15 is a Player Option.

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