Ricky Rubio vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Ricky Rubio, 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.

Ricky Rubio played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Ricky Rubio had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while D'Angelo Russell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Ricky Rubio	12	3	2011-12 to 2022-23
D'Angelo Russell	11	4	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2011-12	2015-16
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second 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		%
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
difference:	+39	+6.0	+2.6	+0.1	+0.9	+0.8	+4.9	+1.0		-0.7	-0.6	+1.5	+2.5	+.053	+0.8	+2.3	+.011	+1.3	+1.4	+.066
D'Angelo Russell	80	28.2	13.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	3.3	1.2	0.2	2.5	1.8	4.9	12.0	.410	1.6	4.6	.351	1.8	2.4	.737

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2012-13	2016-17
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	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		%
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
difference:	+6	+1.0	+4.9	+0.3	+0.2	+0.5	+2.5	+1.0	+0.2	-0.2	-0.4	+2.4	+4.8	+.045	+1.6	+4.5	+.059	+1.4	+1.6	+.017
D'Angelo Russell	63	28.7	15.6	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.8	1.4	0.3	2.8	2.1	5.6	13.8	.405	2.1	6.1	.352	2.3	3.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2013-14	2017-18
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	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		%
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
difference:	+34	+6.5	+6.0	+0.1	+0.1	+0.3	+3.4	+1.5	+0.3	-0.4	-0.8	+2.7	+5.8	+.033	+1.4	+4.2	+.007	+0.8	+0.8	+.062
D'Angelo Russell	48	25.7	15.5	0.6	3.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.4	3.1	1.9	5.8	14.0	.414	1.9	5.8	.324	2.0	2.7	.740

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2014-15	2018-19
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+59	+1.3	+10.8	+0.2	+1.6	+1.8	+1.8	+0.5	+0.2	-0.2	-1.0	+4.6	+8.7	+.078	+2.3	+5.5	+.114	+0.6	+0.7	+.023
D'Angelo Russell	81	30.2	21.1	0.7	3.2	3.9	7.0	1.2	0.2	3.1	1.7	8.1	18.7	.434	2.9	7.8	.369	2.0	2.5	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ricky Rubio	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	5	29.6	19.4	0.4	3.2	3.6	3.6	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.4	7.4	20.6	.359	2.4	7.4	.324	2.2	2.6	.846


Season 5
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2015-16	2019-20
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	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		%
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
difference:	+31	+1.7	+13.0	+0.1	+0.2	+0.4	+2.4	+1.0	+0.2	-0.8	-0.7	+5.1	+11.1	+.052	+2.7	+7.1	+.041	+0.1	+0.3	+.038
D'Angelo Russell	45	32.3	23.1	0.4	3.6	3.9	6.3	1.1	0.3	3.3	1.9	8.0	18.8	.426	3.5	9.6	.367	3.6	4.4	.809

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2016-17	2020-21
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	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		%
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
difference:	+33	+4.4	+7.9	+0.5	+0.9	+1.5	+3.3	+0.6	+0.3	-0.1	-1.1	+3.2	+6.8	+.029	+2.1	+4.8	+.081	+0.7	+0.3	+.126
D'Angelo Russell	42	28.5	19.0	0.4	2.3	2.6	5.8	1.1	0.4	2.7	1.6	6.7	15.5	.431	2.9	7.4	.387	2.7	3.5	.765

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2017-18	2021-22
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+12	+2.7	+5.0	+0.2	+1.1	+1.3	+1.8	+0.6	+0.2	-0.2	-0.7	+1.7	+4.3	+.007	+1.5	+4.5	+.012	+0.1	+0.4	+.041
D'Angelo Russell	65	32.0	18.1	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.1	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.0	6.2	15.0	.411	2.7	8.0	.340	3.0	3.7	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+2.5	+2.0	+0.8	+4.0	+4.8	+0.3	+0.2	+0.5	-0.2	-0.6	+0.7	+1.2	+.021	+0.3	+0.1	+.074	+1.0	+1.1	+.033
D'Angelo Russell	6	32.7	12.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.7	1.5	0.0	2.8	2.8	4.0	12.0	.333	2.0	5.2	.387	2.0	2.7	.750


Season 8
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2018-19	2022-23
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+3	+4.6	+5.1		+0.6	+0.6	+0.1	+0.3	+0.3		-0.6	+2.0	+2.7	+.065	+1.5	+3.2	+.085	+0.4	+0.4	+.026
D'Angelo Russell	71	32.5	17.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	2.0	6.3	13.4	.469	2.7	6.9	.396	2.5	3.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+4.0	+2.1		+0.3	+0.3	+4.0	+1.7	+0.1	-1.2	-0.8	+0.4	+1.0	+.002	+0.9	+1.4	+.110	+2.1	+2.4	+.081
D'Angelo Russell	16	29.6	13.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.6	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	5.2	12.2	.426	1.7	5.4	.310	1.3	1.6	.769


Season 9
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2019-20	2023-24
Team	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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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		%
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
difference:	+11	+1.7	+5.0	+0.3	+1.3	+1.6	+2.5	+0.5	+0.3	-0.6	-0.5	+2.1	+3.6	+.041	+1.8	+3.9	+.054	+0.9	+1.0	+.035
D'Angelo Russell	76	32.7	18.0	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.3	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.1	6.5	14.2	.456	3.0	7.2	.415	2.1	2.5	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ricky Rubio	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	5	37.0	14.2	0.2	2.6	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.8	1.2	5.6	14.6	.384	2.8	8.8	.318	0.2	0.4	.500


Season 10
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2020-21	2024-25
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	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		%
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
difference:	+10	+0.6	+4.0	+0.1	+0.5	+0.5	+1.3	+0.4	+0.3	-0.3		+1.5	+3.7	+.002	+0.9	+3.1	+.006	+0.2	+0.3	+.033
D'Angelo Russell	58	25.5	12.6	0.3	2.4	2.8	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.0	4.3	11.0	.390	1.9	6.2	.314	2.1	2.5	.834

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Ricky Rubio	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2021-22	2025-26
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play (season in progress)

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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		%
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
difference:	+9	+9.5	+2.9	+0.1	+1.7	+1.7	+2.6	+0.9	+0.1	-0.7	-1.0	+0.8	+3.2	+.042	+0.4	+0.7	+.039	+0.9	+0.6	+.137
D'Angelo Russell	25	19.0	10.2	0.3	2.0	2.4	4.0	0.5	0.1	1.9	1.2	3.6	8.9	.405	1.3	4.4	.300	1.7	2.4	.717

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Ricky Rubio played 1 season more than D'Angelo Russell in the NBA.

In that period—his season 12 in 2023—Ricky Rubio played in the Playoffs.

Ricky Rubio vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Ricky Rubio, 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

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years