Josh Giddey vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Josh Giddey, 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.

Josh Giddey played 5 years in the NBA, 7 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Josh Giddey 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
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Ricky Rubio
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
difference:+13+2.7+1.9+1.3+2.3+3.6+1.8+1.3+0.2-0.8+1.8+2.9+.062+0.2+1.6+.077+2.1+2.3+.094
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 Josh Giddey nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Josh Giddey Ricky Rubio
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid 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%
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
difference:+19+1.5+5.9+1.1+2.7+3.9+1.1+1.6+0.3-0.2-0.6+3.9+5.7+.122+0.5+1.5+.032+2.3+2.7+.068
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
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Josh Giddey Ricky Rubio
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid not play
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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%
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
difference:+2+7.1+2.8+0.7+1.6+2.2+3.8+1.6+0.5-0.6-1.3+1.9+2.4+.094+0.5+1.4+.006+1.5+1.9+.004
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%
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875
Ricky Rubio DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Giddey Ricky Rubio
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid 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%
Josh Giddey 70 30.2 14.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.2 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.7 5.3 11.4 .465 1.5 4.0 .378 2.5 3.2 .781
difference:+48+1.3+4.3+0.9+1.5+2.4+1.6+0.5+0.6-1.0+1.8+1.4+.109+0.9+1.7+.123+0.1+.022
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
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Josh Giddey Ricky Rubio
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Did 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%
Josh Giddey 30 32.8 19.2 1.2 7.8 8.9 9.0 0.9 0.4 3.6 1.8 6.7 14.3 .466 1.9 4.8 .386 4.0 5.3 .761
difference:+46+2.2+9.1+0.7+4.0+4.6+0.3+1.2+0.3-1.1-0.8+3.8+6.6+.092+1.1+2.3+.060+0.5+1.2+.086
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 Josh Giddey nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Ricky Rubio played 7 seasons more than Josh Giddey 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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