John Paxson vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio and John Paxson 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

John Paxson

vs.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games John Paxson 772 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games John Paxson 119 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)