Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ricky Rubio 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ricky Rubio 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ricky Rubio 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ricky Rubio 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ricky Rubio 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ricky Rubio 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ricky Rubio 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ricky Rubio 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ricky Rubio 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.