Kevon Looney vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Kevon Looney, 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.

Kevon Looney played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Kevon Looney had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Kevon Looney	10	5	2015-16 to 2024-25
Ricky Rubio	12	3	2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2015-16	2011-12
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First 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		%
Kevon Looney	5	4.2	1.8	0.8	1.2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.8	1.4	.571	0.2	0.4	.500	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+36	+30.0	+8.8	+0.3	+2.5	+2.2	+8.2	+2.2	+0.2	-3.0	-2.0	+2.6	+8.1	+.214	+0.6	+1.9	+.160	+3.1	+3.8
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 Kevon Looney nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2016-17	2012-13
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kevon Looney	53	8.4	2.5	0.8	1.5	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.2	1.1	2.0	.523	0.0	0.2	.222	0.4	0.6	.618
difference:	+4	+21.3	+8.2		+1.7	+1.7	+6.8	+2.1	+0.2	-2.7	-1.3	+2.1	+7.0	+.163	+0.5	+1.4	+.071	+3.3	+4.0	+.181
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 Kevon Looney nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2017-18	2013-14
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kevon Looney	66	13.8	4.0	1.3	2.0	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.5	1.6	1.7	2.9	.580	0.0	0.1	.200	0.6	1.2	.545
difference:	+16	+18.4	+5.5	+0.6	+1.4	+0.9	+8.0	+1.8	+0.7	-2.2	-1.1	+1.4	+5.3	+.199	+0.5	+1.5	+.131	+2.2	+2.3	+.257
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		%
Kevon Looney	21	18.4	4.1	2.0	2.2	4.2	0.9	0.7	0.4	0.4	2.4	1.9	3.4	.542	0.0	0.1	.000	0.4	1.0	.381
Ricky Rubio	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2018-19	2014-15
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kevon Looney	80	18.5	6.3	2.4	2.8	5.2	1.5	0.6	0.7	0.6	2.6	2.7	4.3	.625	0.0	0.1	.100	0.8	1.3	.619
difference:	+58	+13.0	+4.0	+1.5	+2.0	+0.5	+7.3	+1.1	+0.7	-2.3	-0.1	+0.8	+5.7	+.269	+0.6	+2.2	+.155	+1.8	+1.9	+.184
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		%
Kevon Looney	21	20.6	7.1	2.0	2.5	4.5	1.0	0.6	0.5	0.6	2.4	3.0	4.4	.688	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.724
Ricky Rubio	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2019-20	2015-16
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kevon Looney	20	13.1	3.4	1.4	1.9	3.3	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.7	1.5	4.0	.367	0.1	0.7	.071	0.5	0.6	.750
difference:	+56	+17.5	+6.7	+0.9	+1.9	+1.0	+7.7	+1.5	+0.2	-1.9	-0.9	+1.4	+3.7	+.007	+0.7	+1.8	+.255	+3.0	+3.5	+.097
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 Kevon Looney nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2020-21	2016-17
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kevon Looney	61	19.0	4.1	1.9	3.4	5.3	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.6	2.2	1.8	3.2	.548	0.1	0.3	.235	0.5	0.8	.646
difference:	+14	+13.9	+7.0	+1.0	+0.2	+1.2	+7.1	+1.4	+0.3	-2.0	-0.5	+1.7	+5.5	+.146	+0.7	+2.3	+.071	+2.9	+3.0	+.245
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 Kevon Looney nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2021-22	2017-18
Team	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Kevon Looney	82	21.1	6.0	2.5	4.7	7.3	2.0	0.6	0.6	0.8	2.6	2.5	4.4	.571	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.5	.600
difference:	+5	+8.2	+7.1	+1.9	+0.7	+2.7	+3.3	+1.0	+0.5	-1.9	-0.1	+2.0	+6.3	+.153	+1.2	+3.5		+2.0	+1.8	+.266
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		%
Kevon Looney	22	20.4	5.8	2.9	4.8	7.6	2.2	0.4	0.5	0.9	2.3	2.6	4.0	.659	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.611
difference:	+16	+9.8	+8.2	+2.1	+1.7	+0.3	+4.8	+0.9		-2.1	-0.1	+2.1	+9.2	+.305	+1.7	+5.3		+2.5	+3.0	+.172
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
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2022-23	2018-19
Team	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevon Looney	82	23.9	7.0	3.3	5.9	9.3	2.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	2.7	3.0	4.7	.630	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.9	.606
difference:	+14	+4.0	+5.7	+2.8	+2.8	+5.7	+3.6	+0.7	+0.5	-2.1	-0.1	+1.3	+6.0	+.226	+1.2	+3.7		+1.8	+1.5	+.249
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		%
Kevon Looney	13	25.0	6.5	4.7	8.4	13.1	3.3	0.6	0.4	1.0	2.8	2.8	4.9	.578	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.4	.556
difference:	+8	+8.6	+8.9	+4.1	+5.8	+9.9	+5.3	+1.8	+0.2	-2.0		+2.8	+8.3	+.154	+0.8	+4.0		+2.6	+2.6	+.294
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
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2023-24	2019-20
Team	Golden State Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevon Looney	74	16.1	4.5	1.9	3.7	5.7	1.8	0.4	0.4	0.7	2.1	1.9	3.1	.597	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.675
difference:	+9	+14.9	+8.5	+1.2	+0.3	+1.0	+7.0	+1.0	+0.2	-2.0	-0.5	+2.5	+7.5	+.182	+1.2	+3.3		+2.2	+2.4	+.188
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
* Neiher Kevon Looney nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Kevon Looney	Ricky Rubio
Season	2024-25	2020-21
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevon Looney	76	15.0	4.5	2.4	3.6	6.1	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	2.0	1.9	3.7	.514	0.0	0.1	.400	0.7	1.3	.566
difference:	+8	+11.1	+4.1	+2.0	+0.7	+2.8	+4.8	+0.8	+0.4	-1.1		+0.9	+3.6	+.126	+1.0	+3.0	+.092	+1.2	+0.9	+.301
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		%
Kevon Looney	12	10.0	2.2	1.4	2.2	3.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	2.3	0.8	1.9	.435	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.7	.750
Ricky Rubio	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Ricky Rubio played 2 seasons more than Kevon Looney in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2022 to 2023—Ricky Rubio played in one postseason.

Kevon Looney vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Kevon Looney, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years