Duncan Robinson vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo and Duncan Robinson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Duncan Robinson played 8 years in the NBA, 8 less than Rajon Rondo, who played 16. Duncan Robinson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Rajon Rondo had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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.

Rookie Season
	Duncan Robinson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2018-19	2006-07
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	15	10.7	3.3	0.1	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.7	1.2	3.1	.391	0.7	2.3	.286	0.3	0.4	.667
difference:	+63	+12.8	+3.1	+0.8	+1.7	+2.4	+3.5	+1.3	+0.1	-1.5	-1.6	+1.2	+2.7	+.027	+0.6	+1.9	+.079	+1.2	+2.0	+.020
Rajon Rondo	78	23.5	6.4	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.8	1.6	0.1	1.8	2.3	2.4	5.8	.418	0.1	0.4	.207	1.5	2.4	.647
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Duncan Robinson nor Rajon Rondo played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Duncan Robinson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	73	29.7	13.5	0.1	3.0	3.2	1.4	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.6	4.4	9.4	.470	3.7	8.3	.446	0.9	1.0	.931
difference:	+4	+0.2	+2.9	+0.9	+0.2	+1.0	+3.7	+1.2	+0.1	-0.9	-0.2	+0.2	+0.1	+.022	+3.6	+8.1	+.183	+0.5	+1.3	+.320
Rajon Rondo	77	29.9	10.6	1.0	3.2	4.2	5.1	1.7	0.2	1.9	2.4	4.6	9.3	.492	0.1	0.2	.263	1.4	2.3	.611
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	21	28.6	11.7	0.2	2.5	2.8	1.8	0.7	0.3	0.8	3.1	3.6	8.4	.426	3.0	7.4	.397	1.6	1.8	.868
difference:	+5	+3.4	+1.5	+1.3	+0.1	+1.3	+4.8	+1.0		-1.0	-0.3	+0.5	+1.7	+.019	+2.8	+6.6	+.147	+0.2	+0.8	+.177
Rajon Rondo	26	32.0	10.2	1.5	2.6	4.1	6.6	1.7	0.3	1.8	2.8	4.1	10.1	.407	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.6	.691

Season 3
	Duncan Robinson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	72	31.4	13.1	0.1	3.4	3.5	1.8	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.5	4.4	10.0	.439	3.5	8.5	.408	0.9	1.0	.827
difference:	+8	+1.6	+1.2	+1.2	+0.6	+1.7	+6.4	+1.3	+0.2	-1.5	-0.1	+0.4	+0.5	+.066	+3.3	+7.9	+.095	+1.3	+2.4	+.185
Rajon Rondo	80	33.0	11.9	1.3	4.0	5.2	8.2	1.9	0.1	2.6	2.4	4.8	9.5	.505	0.2	0.6	.313	2.2	3.4	.642
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	4	25.0	10.3	0.0	2.8	2.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	1.0	3.3	2.8	7.3	.379	2.5	6.8	.370	2.3	2.5	.900
difference:	+10	+16.2	+6.6	+2.3	+4.6	+6.9	+9.0	+1.7	+0.2	-1.7	-0.1	+3.8	+8.6	+.038	+2.1	+5.1	+.120	+0.8	+2.3	+.243
Rajon Rondo	14	41.2	16.9	2.3	7.4	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	2.7	3.4	6.6	15.9	.417	0.4	1.7	.250	3.1	4.8	.657

Season 4
	Duncan Robinson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2021-22	2009-10
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	79	25.9	10.9	0.3	2.3	2.6	1.6	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.5	3.7	9.2	.399	2.9	7.9	.372	0.6	0.8	.836
difference:	+2	+10.7	+2.8	+0.9	+0.9	+1.8	+8.2	+1.8	+0.1	-2.2	-0.1	+2.0	+2.0	+.109	+2.7	+6.9	+.159	+1.6	+2.7	+.215
Rajon Rondo	81	36.6	13.7	1.2	3.2	4.4	9.8	2.3	0.1	3.0	2.4	5.7	11.2	.508	0.2	1.0	.213	2.2	3.5	.621
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	13	12.2	5.6	0.2	1.6	1.8	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	1.7	1.9	4.4	.439	1.4	3.6	.383	0.4	0.5	.833
difference:	+11	+28.4	+10.2	+1.4	+2.4	+3.8	+8.9	+1.6		-2.8	-0.7	+4.4	+9.2	+.024	+1.0	+2.6	+.008	+2.4	+4.3	+.237
Rajon Rondo	24	40.6	15.8	1.6	4.0	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	3.0	2.4	6.3	13.6	.463	0.4	1.0	.375	2.8	4.8	.596

Season 5
	Duncan Robinson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2022-23	2010-11
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	42	16.4	6.4	0.2	1.5	1.6	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.8	2.1	5.6	.371	1.5	4.6	.328	0.7	0.8	.906
difference:	+26	+20.8	+4.2	+1.1	+1.6	+2.8	+10.1	+2.0	+0.2	-2.7		+2.6	+4.3	+.104	+1.4	+4.0	+.095	+0.4	+1.1	+.338
Rajon Rondo	68	37.2	10.6	1.3	3.1	4.4	11.2	2.3	0.2	3.4	1.8	4.7	9.9	.475	0.1	0.6	.233	1.1	1.9	.568
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	23	18.2	9.0	0.0	1.4	1.5	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.6	3.3	6.9	.475	2.2	4.9	.442	0.3	0.3	.875
difference:	+14	+20.1	+5.0	+1.2	+2.8	+3.9	+7.9	+0.8	+0.1	-2.8	-0.2	+2.4	+5.0	+.002	+2.2	+4.6	+.442	+2.4	+3.9	+.243
Rajon Rondo	9	38.3	14.0	1.2	4.2	5.4	9.6	1.1	0.0	3.7	1.8	5.7	11.9	.477	0.0	0.3	.000	2.7	4.2	.632

Season 6
	Duncan Robinson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2023-24	2011-12
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	68	28.0	12.9	0.2	2.3	2.5	2.8	0.7	0.2	1.4	2.4	4.5	9.9	.450	2.8	7.0	.395	1.2	1.3	.889
difference:	+15	+8.9	+1.0	+1.0	+1.4	+2.3	+8.9	+1.1	+0.1	-2.2	-0.5	+0.3	+0.9	+.002	+2.6	+6.2	+.157	+0.8	+2.1	+.292
Rajon Rondo	53	36.9	11.9	1.2	3.7	4.8	11.7	1.8	0.1	3.6	1.9	4.8	10.8	.448	0.2	0.8	.238	2.0	3.4	.597
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	5	12.0	2.6	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.4	0.0	1.0	1.2	1.0	3.2	.313	0.6	2.6	.231	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+14	+30.6	+14.7	+1.8	+3.9	+5.7	+10.7	+2.0	+0.1	-2.8	-0.9	+6.4	+12.6	+.155	+0.2	+1.0	+.036	+2.1	+2.9
Rajon Rondo	19	42.6	17.3	1.8	4.9	6.7	11.9	2.4	0.1	3.8	2.1	7.4	15.8	.468	0.4	1.6	.267	2.1	2.9	.696

Season 7
	Duncan Robinson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2024-25	2012-13
Team	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	74	24.1	11.0	0.2	2.0	2.3	2.4	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.8	3.9	9.0	.437	2.6	6.5	.393	0.6	0.7	.887
difference:	+36	+13.3	+2.7	+0.9	+2.4	+3.3	+8.7	+1.3	+0.1	-2.7	-0.7	+2.0	+3.2	+.047	+2.3	+5.2	+.153	+1.0	+1.7	+.242
Rajon Rondo	38	37.4	13.7	1.1	4.4	5.6	11.1	1.8	0.2	3.9	2.5	5.9	12.2	.484	0.3	1.3	.240	1.6	2.4	.645
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Duncan Robinson	4	14.8	4.3	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.3	3.5	.357	1.0	3.0	.333	0.8	1.0	.750
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Rajon Rondo played 8 seasons more than Duncan Robinson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2015 to 2022—Rajon Rondo played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Duncan Robinson, Rajon Rondo got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Assists Leader