Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Ricky Rubio

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Ricky Rubio played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 25-7 winning record over Ricky Rubio, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Ricky Rubio:
2011-12 to 2022-23
32 Games played
27 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
25
21
4
Ricky Rubio
7
6
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 29.4 6.5 7.7 2.00.8
Ricky Rubio 11.2 3.8 7.01.40.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 56 13 14 64
Ricky Rubio 25 9 17 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 31

games
22

games
18

games
16

games
14

games
Ricky Rubio 1

game
4

games
11

games
11

games
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
6

games
3

games
5

games
10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2011
1. Thunder 104   James Harden 16 6 3 0 0 3 1 30 5-9 .556 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Timberwolves 100   Ricky Rubio 6 5 6 0 0 0 4 26 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2012
2. Rockets 87   James Harden 30 6 3 2 1 3 2 38 11-22 .500 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
Timberwolves 84   Ricky Rubio 8 0 2 1 0 0 3 21 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 19, 2013
3. Rockets 79   James Harden 18 7 5 2 0 4 5 39 5-18 .278 0-7 .000 8-10 .800
Timberwolves 92   Ricky Rubio 7 1 6 0 0 2 2 30 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 15, 2013
4. Rockets 108   James Harden 37 7 8 0 0 5 5 43 8-16 .500 5-10 .500 16-18 .889
Timberwolves 100   Ricky Rubio 14 7 7 2 1 3 3 39 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2014
5. Rockets 107   James Harden 19 5 5 1 0 4 0 32 4-14 .286 3-6 .500 8-8 1.000
Timberwolves 89   Ricky Rubio 7 7 9 1 1 3 3 30 2-10 .200 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Mar. 20, 2014
6. Rockets 129   James Harden 28 5 8 1 0 7 1 36 9-16 .563 6-10 .600 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 106   Ricky Rubio 5 2 8 0 0 2 1 25 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2014
7. Rockets 110   James Harden 33 8 10 6 0 5 5 46 7-14 .500 4-5 .800 15-19 .789
Timberwolves 112   Ricky Rubio 16 5 10 1 0 6 5 40 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 6-11 .545
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 2015
8. Rockets 113   James Harden 31 11 10 1 4 3 3 39 7-20 .350 5-11 .455 12-15 .800
Timberwolves 102   Ricky Rubio 14 9 7 4 0 5 1 39 2-9 .222 0-4 .000 10-10 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2016
9. Rockets 107   James Harden 27 3 11 1 0 6 1 35 8-22 .364 2-10 .200 9-11 .818
Timberwolves 104   Ricky Rubio 9 5 12 4 1 8 3 33 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 18, 2016
10. Rockets 116   James Harden 29 5 14 3 0 9 2 38 11-20 .550 3-8 .375 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 111   Ricky Rubio 14 3 6 0 1 5 1 32 6-9 .667 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Apr. 11, 2016
11. Rockets 129   James Harden 34 1 6 0 0 3 0 32 12-21 .571 5-7 .714 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 105   Ricky Rubio 4 2 5 2 1 0 1 22 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2016
12. Rockets 111   James Harden 28 9 13 1 2 7 5 43 8-20 .400 3-11 .273 9-11 .818
OT Timberwolves 109   Ricky Rubio 7 8 7 4 0 3 1 41 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 11, 2017
13. Rockets 105   James Harden 33 6 12 1 2 6 0 39 10-23 .435 2-11 .182 11-13 .846
Timberwolves 119   Ricky Rubio 10 3 17 1 0 1 2 35 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Feb. 25, 2017
14. Rockets 142   James Harden 24 5 10 2 1 7 1 35 6-15 .400 5-11 .455 7-10 .700
Timberwolves 130   Ricky Rubio 14 3 11 1 0 6 3 32 3-8 .375 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2017
15. Rockets 137   James Harden 56 2 13 2 0 7 3 35 19-25 .760 7-8 .875 11-12 .917
Jazz 110   Ricky Rubio 10 2 3 0 0 2 0 24 2-7 .286 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Dec. 07, 2017
16. Rockets 112   James Harden 29 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 8-19 .421 4-12 .333 9-9 1.000
Jazz 101   Ricky Rubio 11 0 1 2 0 1 3 30 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Dec. 18, 2017
17. Rockets 120   James Harden 26 6 6 2 1 5 2 38 6-17 .353 4-12 .333 10-10 1.000
Jazz 99   Ricky Rubio 14 3 4 2 0 1 2 36 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Feb. 26, 2018
18. Rockets 96   James Harden 26 11 5 4 0 6 1 35 8-13 .615 1-5 .200 9-12 .750
Jazz 85   Ricky Rubio 14 3 5 1 1 3 3 27 4-10 .400 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 24, 2018
19. Rockets 89   James Harden 29 5 7 1 0 7 4 32 10-19 .526 3-4 .750 6-9 .667
Jazz 100   Ricky Rubio 4 2 6 2 0 6 2 33 1-8 .125 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 06, 2018
20. Rockets 91   James Harden 15 6 2 0 0 7 3 28 5-16 .313 2-8 .250 3-3 1.000
Jazz 118   Ricky Rubio 13 3 6 1 0 1 3 24 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Dec. 17, 2018
21. Rockets 102   James Harden 47 6 5 5 0 5 4 41 14-31 .452 4-12 .333 15-16 .938
Jazz 97   Ricky Rubio 12 4 4 1 0 7 3 35 5-10 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 2019
22. Rockets 125   James Harden 43 12 5 6 4 5 4 40 12-22 .545 4-12 .333 15-15 1.000
Jazz 98   Ricky Rubio 6 7 2 1 0 3 2 27 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
2019 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 14, 2019
23. Rockets 122   James Harden 29 8 10 0 1 3 5 33 11-26 .423 4-10 .400 3-3 1.000
Jazz 90   Ricky Rubio 15 3 6 2 0 2 3 32 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Apr. 17, 2019
24. Rockets 118   James Harden 32 13 10 0 1 8 2 33 11-24 .458 6-13 .462 4-5 .800
Jazz 98   Ricky Rubio 17 4 9 4 0 2 2 32 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Apr. 20, 2019
25. Rockets 104   James Harden 22 4 10 6 1 4 5 39 3-20 .150 2-13 .154 14-16 .875
Jazz 101   Ricky Rubio 10 4 6 2 0 5 3 31 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Apr. 22, 2019
26. Rockets 91   James Harden 30 3 4 2 0 8 2 38 8-19 .421 6-12 .500 8-8 1.000
Jazz 107   Ricky Rubio 18 3 11 1 1 3 3 39 6-17 .353 1-7 .143 5-6 .833
Apr. 24, 2019
27. Rockets 100   James Harden 26 6 6 3 4 5 5 39 10-26 .385 3-12 .250 3-5 .600
Jazz 93   Ricky Rubio 17 2 11 3 0 3 3 35 7-15 .467 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2019
28. Rockets 115   James Harden 34 6 4 3 1 0 3 39 8-27 .296 3-17 .176 15-18 .833
Suns 109   Ricky Rubio 10 6 13 0 1 4 2 36 5-16 .313 0-4 .000 0-1 .000
Feb. 07, 2020
29. Rockets 91   James Harden 32 2 5 1 1 5 4 30 9-19 .474 5-10 .500 9-10 .900
Suns 127   Ricky Rubio 5 2 10 0 0 1 2 24 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 29, 2021
30. Nets 112   James Harden 38 11 13 1 1 6 0 40 11-25 .440 4-8 .500 12-13 .923
Timberwolves 107   Ricky Rubio 6 4 5 2 0 1 4 26 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2021
31. Nets 109   James Harden 27 10 7 2 1 6 1 37 6-12 .500 3-6 .500 12-12 1.000
Cavaliers 99   Ricky Rubio 25 4 5 0 0 5 2 33 8-17 .471 3-10 .300 6-6 1.000
Nov. 22, 2021
32. Nets 117   James Harden 14 6 14 3 0 5 2 38 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 112   Ricky Rubio 16 7 5 0 1 4 3 29 4-12 .333 3-8 .375 5-5 1.000