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

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James 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 18 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 16-2 winning record over Ricky Rubio. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Ricky Rubio:
2011-12 to 2022-23
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
LeBron James
16
16
0
Ricky Rubio
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 24.7 9.2 8.7 1.60.8
Ricky Rubio 11.1 4.7 8.61.70.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 34 14 14 42
Ricky Rubio 21 10 16 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 17

games
14

games
9

games
6

games
9

games
Ricky Rubio 1

game
3

games
8

games
6

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
6

games
9

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. 30, 2011
1. Heat 103   LeBron James 34 8 10 4 1 4 2 37 16-26 .615 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Timberwolves 101   Ricky Rubio 12 6 12 1 0 5 1 31 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 2013
2. Heat 97   LeBron James 20 10 4 3 2 7 3 35 9-16 .563 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Timberwolves 81   Ricky Rubio 14 5 8 6 0 6 2 39 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 0-3 .000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 2013
3. Heat 103   LeBron James 21 14 8 2 0 7 3 31 9-12 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Timberwolves 82   Ricky Rubio 1 5 6 3 0 6 0 27 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 04, 2014
4. Heat 121   LeBron James 34 8 5 4 1 4 5 48 12-24 .500 2-4 .500 8-10 .800
2OT Timberwolves 122   Ricky Rubio 13 5 14 2 0 4 2 46 5-9 .556 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2016
5. Cavaliers 125   LeBron James 13 12 8 1 2 3 1 32 5-12 .417 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 99   Ricky Rubio 8 4 6 2 0 0 4 26 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 25, 2016
6. Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 25 4 9 1 1 5 2 38 11-15 .733 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 107   Ricky Rubio 4 7 10 2 0 1 2 31 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 2017
7. Cavaliers 125   LeBron James 27 8 12 2 1 2 1 34 11-14 .786 1-2 .500 4-7 .571
Timberwolves 97   Ricky Rubio 14 2 13 0 1 4 3 38 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Feb. 14, 2017
8. Cavaliers 116   LeBron James 25 8 14 0 0 6 3 40 10-14 .714 2-3 .667 3-6 .500
Timberwolves 108   Ricky Rubio 5 8 16 2 0 4 3 39 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2017
9. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 29 11 10 1 0 5 2 37 9-15 .600 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
Jazz 100   Ricky Rubio 6 4 4 1 0 3 1 25 2-9 .222 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 2017
10. Cavaliers 101   LeBron James 29 8 6 2 1 6 1 37 12-22 .545 1-7 .143 4-5 .800
Jazz 104   Ricky Rubio 16 10 8 1 1 2 3 32 6-12 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2018
11. Lakers 90   LeBron James 22 10 7 2 1 5 1 35 8-17 .471 2-5 .400 4-6 .667
Jazz 83   Ricky Rubio 7 1 5 2 1 3 3 25 3-12 .250 0-4 .000 1-1 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2019
12. Lakers 123   LeBron James 19 7 11 0 0 1 0 37 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 2-7 .286
Suns 115   Ricky Rubio 21 4 10 0 0 1 1 39 8-17 .471 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 01, 2020
13. Lakers 117   LeBron James 31 13 12 2 1 5 0 38 11-21 .524 1-4 .250 8-12 .667
Suns 107   Ricky Rubio 6 5 9 1 0 2 1 26 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Feb. 10, 2020
14. Lakers 125   LeBron James 17 8 9 1 0 8 2 30 6-16 .375 3-6 .500 2-4 .500
Suns 100   Ricky Rubio 13 3 5 1 0 1 1 25 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 2020
15. Lakers 127   LeBron James 18 9 5 1 0 4 1 26 6-13 .462 1-5 .200 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 91   Ricky Rubio 9 4 4 0 0 0 1 18 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Feb. 16, 2021
16. Lakers 112   LeBron James 30 13 7 0 1 5 1 38 13-20 .650 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 104   Ricky Rubio 13 4 8 0 0 2 3 29 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Mar. 16, 2021
17. Lakers 137   LeBron James 25 12 12 0 1 4 0 31 8-14 .571 4-7 .571 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 121   Ricky Rubio 19 2 12 3 0 1 2 28 8-11 .727 2-5 .400 1-3 .333
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2021
18. Lakers 113   LeBron James 26 3 8 3 1 7 1 38 10-22 .455 1-10 .100 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 101   Ricky Rubio 18 6 4 3 0 3 2 32 6-15 .400 3-8 .375 3-3 1.000