Austin Reaves vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Austin Reaves, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 Reaves played 5 years in the NBA, 7 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Austin Reaves had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 achievements, 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 Reaves 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Austin Reaves Ricky Rubio
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves 61 23.2 7.3 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.2 .459 0.9 2.7 .317 1.6 1.9 .839
difference:+20+11.0+3.3+0.2+1.3+1.0+6.4+1.7+0.1-2.5-1.0+1.0+4.3+.102+0.1+0.4+.023+1.5+1.9+.036
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
* Neiher Austin Reaves nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Austin Reaves Ricky Rubio
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves 64 28.8 13.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 7.7 .529 1.3 3.4 .398 3.6 4.1 .864
difference:+7+0.9+2.3+0.3+0.7+1.0+3.9+1.9+0.2-1.5-0.8+0.8+1.3+.169+0.8+1.8+.105+0.1+0.5+.065
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves 16 36.2 16.9 1.3 3.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.6 12.1 .464 2.4 5.5 .443 3.2 3.6 .895
Ricky Rubio DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Austin Reaves Ricky Rubio
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
Others NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion-
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves 82 32.1 15.9 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853
difference:+0.1+6.4+0.2+0.1+3.1+1.5+0.2-0.6-0.8+2.5+3.3+.105+1.4+3.5+.036+0.2+.051
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves 5 34.8 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.4 5.2 .269 3.4 3.8 .895
Ricky Rubio DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Austin Reaves Ricky Rubio
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves 73 34.9 20.2 0.8 3.7 4.5 5.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.1 6.5 14.2 .460 2.7 7.3 .377 4.4 5.0 .877
difference:+51+3.4+9.9+0.1+1.1+1.2+3.0+0.6+0.3-0.5-0.6+3.0+4.2+.104+2.1+5.0+.122+1.8+1.8+.074
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves 5 39.2 16.2 0.8 4.6 5.4 3.6 0.2 0.6 2.8 3.6 6.0 14.6 .411 3.0 9.4 .319 1.2 1.4 .857
Ricky Rubio DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Austin Reaves Ricky Rubio
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Austin Reaves 21 36.9 27.8 0.8 4.8 5.6 6.7 1.0 0.2 3.3 2.3 8.5 16.9 .503 2.8 7.6 .369 8.0 9.1 .875
difference:+55+6.3+17.7+0.3+1.0+1.3+2.0+1.1+0.1-0.8-0.3+5.6+9.2+.129+2.0+5.1+.043+4.5+5.0+.028
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
* Neiher Austin Reaves nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Ricky Rubio played 7 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2017 to 2023—Ricky Rubio played in 3 Playoffs.

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