Lonzo Ball vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Lonzo Ball, 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.
Lonzo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 |
| Lonzo Ball |
6 |
0 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Ricky Rubio |
12 |
3 |
2011-12 to 2022-23 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Jump to season:
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Rookie Season |
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Lonzo Ball |
Ricky Rubio |
| Season |
2017-18 | 2011-12 |
| Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
52 |
34.2 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
10.8 |
.360 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
.305 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.451 |
| difference: | +11 | | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +.003 | +0.9 | +3.4 | +.035 | +2.5 | +2.4 | +.352 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
47 |
30.3 |
9.9 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
.406 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.329 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.417 |
| difference: | +10 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -0.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +.046 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +.036 | +3.3 | +3.6 | +.382 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
63 |
32.1 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
10.9 |
.403 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.375 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.566 |
| difference: | +19 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -0.7 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +.022 | +1.8 | +4.7 | +.044 | +2.1 | +2.3 | +.236 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
55 |
31.8 |
14.6 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
12.7 |
.414 |
3.1 |
8.3 |
.378 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.781 |
| difference: | +33 | +0.3 | +4.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -0.7 | -0.8 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +.058 | +2.5 | +6.0 | +.123 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +.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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
35 |
34.6 |
13.0 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
10.9 |
.423 |
3.1 |
7.4 |
.423 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
| difference: | +41 | +4.0 | +2.9 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +3.6 | +0.3 | +0.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +.049 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +.097 | +2.9 | +3.3 | +.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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 5 |
Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
35 |
22.2 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
.366 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
.344 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.815 |
| difference: | +40 | +10.7 | +3.5 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +5.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -1.4 | -1.1 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.036 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +.038 | +2.8 | +3.0 | +.076 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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Additional Years |
* Ricky Rubio played 6 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2018 to 2023—Ricky Rubio played in 3 Playoffs. |