Paul Pierce vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Paul Pierce, 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.
Paul Pierce played 19 years in the NBA, 7 more than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Paul Pierce had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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 |
| Paul Pierce |
19 |
14 |
1998-99 to 2016-17 |
| 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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Paul Pierce |
Ricky Rubio |
| Season |
1998-99 | 2011-12 |
| Team |
Boston Celtics | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | 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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
48 |
34.0 |
16.5 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.439 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.412 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.713 |
| difference: | +7 | +0.2 | +5.9 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +5.8 | +0.5 | +0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +2.5 | +4.0 | +.082 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +.072 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.090 |
| 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 Paul Pierce 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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
73 |
35.4 |
19.5 |
1.1 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
15.1 |
.442 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.343 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
.798 |
| difference: | +16 | +5.7 | +8.8 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +4.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -0.6 | -0.7 | +3.5 | +6.1 | +.082 | +0.8 | +2.2 | +.050 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +.001 |
| 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 Paul Pierce nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
82 |
38.0 |
25.3 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
8.4 |
18.5 |
.454 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.383 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
.745 |
| difference: | | +5.8 | +15.8 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +5.3 | +10.3 | +.073 | +1.3 | +3.1 | +.052 | +3.9 | +5.5 | +.057 |
| 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 Paul Pierce nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
82 |
40.3 |
26.1 |
1.0 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
19.5 |
.442 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.404 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.809 |
| difference: | +60 | +8.8 | +15.8 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +5.6 | +0.2 | +1.0 | | -0.2 | +5.1 | +9.5 | +.086 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +.149 | +3.7 | +4.6 | +.006 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
16 |
42.0 |
24.6 |
1.7 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
4.1 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
18.9 |
.403 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
.288 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
.764 |
| Ricky Rubio |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
79 |
39.2 |
25.9 |
1.3 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
8.4 |
20.2 |
.416 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
.302 |
7.6 |
9.5 |
.802 |
| difference: | +3 | +8.6 | +15.8 | +0.8 | +2.2 | +3.0 | +4.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -1.1 | -0.3 | +5.5 | +12.5 | +.042 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +.024 | +4.1 | +5.4 | +.045 |
| 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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
10 |
44.5 |
27.1 |
1.1 |
7.9 |
9.0 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
19.3 |
.399 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
.356 |
10.1 |
11.7 |
.863 |
| Ricky Rubio |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
80 |
38.7 |
23.0 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
18.7 |
.402 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
.299 |
6.5 |
7.9 |
.819 |
| difference: | +5 | +5.8 | +11.9 | | +2.5 | +2.4 | +4.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -0.2 | +4.0 | +10.0 | | +0.6 | +2.2 | +.007 | +3.1 | +4.1 | +.072 |
| 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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
4 |
40.8 |
20.8 |
1.5 |
7.3 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
6.3 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
19.0 |
.342 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
.294 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.839 |
| Ricky Rubio |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
82 |
36.1 |
21.6 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
14.9 |
.455 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.370 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
.822 |
| difference: | +5 | +6.8 | +8.5 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +1.1 | | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | +2.3 | +4.2 | +.037 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.018 | +3.8 | +4.8 | +.044 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
7 |
39.7 |
22.9 |
1.0 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
13.3 |
.505 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.259 |
8.4 |
9.7 |
.868 |
| difference: | +1 | +9.5 | +8.9 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | -0.3 | -0.4 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +.151 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +.054 | +5.4 | +5.9 | +.085 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
79 |
39.0 |
26.8 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
18.5 |
.471 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.354 |
7.9 |
10.3 |
.772 |
| difference: | +11 | +11.1 | +14.1 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +3.1 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +4.4 | +7.8 | +.067 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.043 | +5.0 | +6.9 | +.083 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
47 |
37.0 |
25.0 |
0.8 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
7.9 |
18.1 |
.439 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
.389 |
6.8 |
8.6 |
.796 |
| difference: | +18 | +6.0 | +12.0 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.5 | | +3.5 | +7.5 | +.024 | +1.1 | +2.6 | +.028 | +3.8 | +5.1 | +.067 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Paul Pierce nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 9 |
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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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
80 |
35.9 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
13.7 |
.464 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.392 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
.843 |
| difference: | +12 | +9.8 | +11.0 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -1.2 | -0.5 | +3.6 | +6.4 | +.076 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +.084 | +3.2 | +3.9 | +.024 |
| 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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
26 |
38.1 |
19.7 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
14.2 |
.441 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.361 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
.802 |
| Ricky Rubio |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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11th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
81 |
37.5 |
20.5 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
14.6 |
.457 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.391 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
.830 |
| difference: | +47 | +9.0 | +7.4 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +3.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +2.3 | +2.5 | +.094 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +.052 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +.024 |
| 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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
14 |
39.7 |
21.0 |
0.3 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
15.8 |
.430 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.333 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
.842 |
| Ricky Rubio |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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12th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
71 |
34.0 |
18.3 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
12.2 |
.472 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.414 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
.852 |
| difference: | +38 | +16.8 | +13.1 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.4 | -1.3 | +4.0 | +6.8 | +.129 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +.158 | +4.4 | +5.0 | +.052 |
| 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 | % |
| Paul Pierce |
24 |
38.8 |
18.8 |
0.8 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
14.0 |
.438 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.392 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
.824 |
| difference: | +21 | +33.1 | +18.8 | +0.1 | +3.8 | +4.0 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -1.6 | +6.1 | +13.7 | +.438 | +1.7 | +4.3 | | +4.9 | +5.9 | |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Paul Pierce played 7 seasons more than Ricky Rubio in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2011 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 7 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Ricky Rubio, Paul Pierce got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion