Jack Coleman vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Jack Coleman, 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.

Jack Coleman played 9 years in the NBA, 3 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Jack Coleman had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Jack Coleman 9 9 1949-50 to 1957-58
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1949-502011-12
Team Rochester RoyalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Royals Lost Cent Div SemisDid 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 %
Jack Coleman 68 - 8.7 - - - 2.3 - - - 3.3 3.7 9.8 .377 - - - 1.3 1.8 .744
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 %
Jack Coleman 2 - 7.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 4.0 3.5 10.0 .350 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1950-512012-13
Team Rochester RoyalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Jack Coleman 67 - 11.4 - - 8.7 2.9 - - - 2.9 4.7 11.2 .421 - - - 2.0 2.6 .779
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 %
Jack Coleman 14 - 10.0 - - 12.8 4.7 - - - 3.5 3.9 9.9 .396 - - - 2.1 2.9 .732
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1951-522013-14
Team Rochester RoyalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div 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 %
Jack Coleman 66 39.5 11.2 - - 10.5 3.2 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.2 .415 - - - 1.8 2.6 .710
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 %
Jack Coleman 6 41.2 9.8 - - 12.2 5.8 - - - 4.2 4.0 9.8 .407 - - - 1.8 3.0 .611
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1952-532014-15
Team Rochester RoyalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Jack Coleman 70 37.5 10.9 - - 11.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 4.5 10.7 .420 - - - 1.9 3.0 .649
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 %
Jack Coleman 3 36.7 7.3 - - 13.3 2.3 - - - 4.3 2.3 8.0 .292 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1953-542015-16
Team Rochester RoyalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div 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 %
Jack Coleman 71 33.5 9.7 - - 8.3 2.2 - - - 2.8 4.1 10.1 .405 - - - 1.5 2.5 .597
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 %
Jack Coleman 6 39.7 11.7 - - 12.3 2.0 - - - 2.8 4.5 9.0 .500 - - - 2.7 3.0 .889
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1954-552016-17
Team Rochester RoyalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Jack Coleman 72 34.5 12.8 - - 10.1 3.2 - - - 2.8 5.6 12.0 .462 - - - 1.7 2.5 .678
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 %
Jack Coleman 3 30.3 8.0 - - 9.3 2.7 - - - 3.7 3.7 12.0 .306 - - - 0.7 3.0 .222
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1955-562017-18
Team Rochester Royals, St. Louis HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsJazz 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 %
Jack Coleman 75 36.5 12.8 - - 9.2 3.9 - - - 3.2 5.2 12.6 .412 - - - 2.4 3.3 .711
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 %
Jack Coleman 8 41.4 13.8 - - 9.9 4.0 - - - 3.9 5.5 14.0 .393 - - - 2.8 4.4 .629
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

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1956-572018-19
Team St. Louis HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsJazz 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 %
Jack Coleman 72 29.8 10.5 - - 9.0 2.2 - - - 3.3 4.4 10.8 .408 - - - 1.7 2.2 .764
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 %
Jack Coleman 10 31.3 9.2 - - 8.8 3.3 - - - 3.2 3.6 11.3 .319 - - - 2.0 3.4 .588
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

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season 1957-582019-20
Team St. Louis HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Jack Coleman 72 20.9 7.6 - - 6.7 1.6 - - - 2.3 3.2 7.8 .413 - - - 1.2 1.8 .641
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 %
Jack Coleman 11 22.1 9.0 - - 5.5 1.7 - - - 3.5 3.5 8.1 .427 - - - 2.1 3.6 .575
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jack Coleman Ricky Rubio
Season -2020-21
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Jack Coleman ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jack Coleman ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jack Coleman 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 %
Jack Coleman ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jack Coleman ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jack Coleman 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 %
Jack Coleman ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jack Coleman ------- --- ----------
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 -