Keldon Johnson vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Keldon Johnson, 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 / 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.

Keldon Johnson played 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Keldon Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Keldon Johnson 6 0 2019-20 to 2024-25
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keldon Johnson Ricky Rubio
Season 2019-202011-12
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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%
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
difference:+24+16.5+1.5+0.1+0.9+0.8+7.3+1.4+0.1-2.4-0.8+0.3+4.3+.239+1.0+.251+1.0+1.2+.008
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 Keldon Johnson nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Keldon Johnson Ricky Rubio
Season 2020-212012-13
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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%
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
difference:+12+1.2+2.1+0.5+1.4+2.0+5.5+1.8+0.2-1.9-0.4+1.7+1.2+.119+0.4+1.0+.038+1.6+1.8+.059
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 Keldon Johnson nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Keldon Johnson Ricky Rubio
Season 2021-222013-14
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
difference:+7+0.3+7.5+0.4+1.6+1.9+6.5+1.5+0.1-1.5-0.7+3.2+5.3+.085+1.6+3.7+.067+0.4+0.4+.046
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
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Keldon Johnson Ricky Rubio
Season 2022-232014-15
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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%
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
difference:+41+1.2+11.7+0.6+0.7+5.9+1.0+0.2-0.8-0.7+4.5+7.7+.096+1.5+4.2+.074+1.3+2.0+.054
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 Keldon Johnson nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Keldon Johnson Ricky Rubio
Season 2023-242015-16
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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%
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
difference:+7+1.1+5.6+0.9+0.3+1.2+5.9+1.4+0.2-1.1-0.4+2.8+4.8+.080+1.0+2.8+.020+1.0+0.9+.055
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 Keldon Johnson nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Keldon Johnson Ricky Rubio
Season 2024-252016-17
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keldon Johnson 77 23.9 12.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.8 10.0 .482 1.1 3.6 .318 1.9 2.5 .773
difference:+2+9.0+1.6+0.6+0.2+0.7+7.5+1.1+0.2-1.6-1.2+1.3+1.3+.080+0.3+1.0+.012+1.5+1.3+.118
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
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Ricky Rubio played 6 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2018 to 2023—Ricky Rubio played in 3 Playoffs.

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