Austin Carr vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Austin Carr, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Austin Carr played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Austin Carr had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Ricky Rubio had his rookie season in 2011-12. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Austin Carr 10 3 1971-72 to 1980-81
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1971-722011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 43 35.8 21.2 - - 3.5 3.4 - - - 2.3 8.9 20.8 .426 - - - 3.5 4.6 .760
Ricky Rubio 41 34.2 10.6 0.5 3.7 4.2 8.2 2.2 0.2 3.2 2.4 3.4 9.5 .357 0.8 2.3 .340 3.1 3.8 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1972-732012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 82 37.8 20.5 - - 4.5 3.4 - - - 2.3 8.6 19.2 .446 - - - 3.4 4.2 .822
Ricky Rubio 57 29.7 10.7 0.8 3.2 4.0 7.3 2.4 0.1 3.0 2.5 3.2 9.0 .360 0.5 1.6 .293 3.7 4.6 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1973-742013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 81 38.3 21.9 1.7 1.9 3.6 3.8 1.1 0.2 - 2.3 9.2 20.8 .445 - - - 3.4 4.0 .856
Ricky Rubio 82 32.2 9.5 0.7 3.4 4.2 8.6 2.3 0.1 2.7 2.7 3.1 8.2 .381 0.5 1.6 .331 2.8 3.5 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1974-752014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 41 26.4 14.5 1.2 1.4 2.6 3.8 1.2 0.0 - 1.4 6.1 13.1 .468 - - - 2.2 2.6 .840
Ricky Rubio 22 31.5 10.3 0.9 4.8 5.7 8.8 1.7 0.0 2.9 2.7 3.5 10.0 .356 0.6 2.3 .255 2.6 3.2 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1975-762015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 65 19.7 10.1 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.9 0.6 0.0 - 1.4 4.2 9.6 .442 - - - 1.6 2.1 .791
Ricky Rubio 76 30.6 10.1 0.5 3.8 4.3 8.7 2.1 0.1 2.5 2.6 2.9 7.7 .374 0.8 2.5 .326 3.5 4.1 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 13 21.0 11.8 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.0 0.5 0.2 - 2.2 5.1 10.6 .478 - - - 1.7 2.8 .611
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1976-772016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 82 29.4 16.2 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 - 2.7 6.8 14.9 .457 - - - 2.6 3.3 .795
Ricky Rubio 75 32.9 11.1 0.9 3.2 4.1 9.1 1.7 0.1 2.6 2.7 3.5 8.7 .402 0.8 2.6 .306 3.4 3.8 .891
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 3 27.7 7.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 - 4.3 3.7 13.0 .282 - - - 0.3 1.0 .333
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1977-782017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 82 26.7 12.3 0.9 1.4 2.3 2.7 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 5.0 11.5 .438 - - - 2.2 2.7 .813
Ricky Rubio 77 29.3 13.1 0.6 4.0 4.6 5.3 1.6 0.1 2.7 2.7 4.5 10.7 .418 1.2 3.5 .352 2.9 3.3 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 2 34.5 17.5 1.5 2.5 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 13.5 .370 - - - 7.5 8.0 .938
Ricky Rubio 6 30.2 14.0 0.8 6.5 7.3 7.0 1.3 0.5 3.0 2.2 4.7 13.2 .354 1.7 5.3 .313 3.0 3.8 .783

Season 8
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1978-792018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 82 33.1 17.0 1.9 1.6 3.5 2.6 0.9 0.2 2.1 2.6 6.7 14.2 .475 - - - 3.6 4.4 .816
Ricky Rubio 68 27.9 12.7 0.5 3.1 3.6 6.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.6 4.3 10.7 .404 1.2 3.7 .311 2.9 3.4 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 5 33.6 15.4 0.6 2.6 3.2 8.6 2.4 0.2 3.0 2.8 5.6 13.2 .424 0.8 4.0 .200 3.4 4.0 .850

Season 9
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1979-802019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 77 20.7 11.8 1.1 1.1 2.1 1.9 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.6 5.1 10.9 .465 0.0 0.1 .333 1.6 2.2 .738
Ricky Rubio 65 31.0 13.0 0.7 4.0 4.7 8.8 1.4 0.2 2.7 2.6 4.4 10.6 .415 1.2 3.3 .361 3.0 3.5 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Dallas Mavericks, Washington BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr 47 14.0 4.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.1 1.9 5.0 .372 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.1 .630
Ricky Rubio 68 26.1 8.6 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.4 1.4 0.1 1.6 2.0 2.8 7.3 .388 1.0 3.1 .308 1.9 2.2 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season -2021-22
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 34 28.5 13.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 6.6 1.4 0.2 2.6 2.2 4.4 12.1 .363 1.7 5.1 .339 2.6 3.0 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Austin Carr Ricky Rubio
Season -2022-23
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 33 17.2 5.2 0.3 1.8 2.1 3.5 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.5 1.8 5.4 .343 0.6 2.5 .256 0.8 1.1 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Carr ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 3 5.7 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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