Ricky Rubio vs. Hassan Whiteside Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hassan Whiteside 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 / 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, 2 more than Hassan Whiteside, who played 10. Ricky Rubio had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Hassan Whiteside had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Hassan Whiteside	10	4	2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2011-12	2010-11
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sacramento Kings
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		%
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:	+40	+32.2	+10.6	+0.5	+3.7	+4.2	+8.2	+2.2	+0.2	-3.2	-0.4	+3.4	+9.5		+0.8	+2.3		+3.1	+3.8
Hassan Whiteside	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor Hassan Whiteside played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2012-13	2011-12
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sacramento Kings
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:	+39	+23.6	+9.1	+0.1	+1.9	+1.8	+7.3	+2.2	+0.7	-2.7	-1.8	+2.5	+7.5	+.084	+0.5	+1.6		+3.4	+3.9	+.382
Hassan Whiteside	18	6.1	1.6	0.9	1.3	2.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.5	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.417

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor Hassan Whiteside played in the postseason in their season 2

Note: Hassan Whiteside didn't play in 2012-13 and 2013-14.


Season 3
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2013-14	2014-15
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Miami Heat
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	+8.4	+2.3	+2.3	+3.6	+5.8	+8.5	+1.7	+2.5	-1.5		+2.0	+0.1	+.247	+0.5	+1.6		+1.2	+0.2	+.302
Hassan Whiteside	48	23.8	11.8	3.0	7.0	10.0	0.1	0.6	2.6	1.2	2.7	5.1	8.1	.628	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	3.3	.500

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor Hassan Whiteside played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2014-15	2015-16
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+51	+2.4	+3.9	+2.4	+3.8	+6.1	+8.4	+1.1	+3.7	-1.0	-0.1	+2.2	+0.7	+.250	+0.6	+2.3		+0.3	+1.3	+.153
Hassan Whiteside	73	29.1	14.2	3.3	8.6	11.8	0.4	0.6	3.7	1.9	2.8	5.7	9.3	.606	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.5	.650

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ricky Rubio	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hassan Whiteside	10	29.1	12.0	2.6	8.3	10.9	0.3	0.8	2.8	1.3	3.4	4.7	6.9	.681	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	4.4	.591


Season 5
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2015-16	2016-17
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
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:	+1	+2.0	+6.9	+3.3	+6.5	+9.8	+8.0	+1.4	+2.0	-0.5	-0.3	+4.1	+4.9	+.183	+0.8	+2.5		+0.6	+0.5	+.219
Hassan Whiteside	77	32.6	17.0	3.8	10.3	14.1	0.7	0.7	2.1	2.0	2.9	7.0	12.6	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.6	.628

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor Hassan Whiteside played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2016-17	2017-18
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+21	+7.6	+2.9	+2.3	+5.0	+7.3	+8.1	+1.0	+1.6	-0.9	-0.3	+2.3	+2.0	+.138	+0.8	+2.6		+1.0	+0.4	+.188
Hassan Whiteside	54	25.3	14.0	3.2	8.2	11.4	1.0	0.7	1.7	1.7	2.4	5.8	10.7	.540	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.4	.703

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ricky Rubio	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hassan Whiteside	5	15.4	5.2	2.0	4.0	6.0	0.2	0.0	1.2	2.4	3.2	1.8	4.0	.450	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.615


Season 7
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2017-18	2018-19
Team	Utah Jazz	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+5	+6.0	+0.8	+3.0	+3.8	+6.7	+4.5	+1.0	+1.8	-1.4		+0.9	+1.3	+.153	+1.2	+3.3	+.227	+1.4	+0.1	+.417
Hassan Whiteside	72	23.3	12.3	3.6	7.8	11.3	0.8	0.6	1.9	1.3	2.7	5.4	9.4	.571	0.0	0.2	.125	1.5	3.4	.449

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
Hassan Whiteside	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2018-19	2019-20
Team	Utah Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers 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		%
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:	+1	+2.1	+2.8	+3.4	+6.6	+9.9	+4.9	+0.9	+2.8	-0.8	-0.3	+2.2	+0.2	+.217	+1.1	+3.6	+.260	+0.5	+0.2	+.169
Hassan Whiteside	67	30.0	15.5	3.9	9.7	13.5	1.2	0.4	2.9	1.8	2.9	6.5	10.5	.621	0.1	0.1	.571	2.4	3.6	.686

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:		+12.4	+8.6	+0.8	+3.0	+3.8	+8.2	+2.2	+1.8	-1.8	-0.6	+3.0	+8.4	+.118	+0.6	+3.8	+.800	+2.0	+1.2	+.350
Hassan Whiteside	5	21.2	6.8	1.4	5.6	7.0	0.4	0.2	2.0	1.2	3.4	2.6	4.8	.542	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.4	2.8	.500


Season 9
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2019-20	2020-21
Team	Phoenix Suns	Sacramento Kings
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		%
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:	+29	+15.8	+4.9	+1.0	+0.3	+1.3	+8.2	+1.1	+1.1	-1.6	-0.6	+0.9	+4.4	+.148	+1.2	+3.3		+1.9	+1.3	+.344
Hassan Whiteside	36	15.2	8.1	1.7	4.3	6.0	0.6	0.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	3.5	6.2	.563	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	2.2	.519

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor Hassan Whiteside played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Ricky Rubio	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2020-21	2021-22
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+3	+8.2	+0.4	+2.2	+2.1	+4.3	+6.0	+1.1	+1.5	-0.8	-0.8	+0.5	+2.2	+.264	+1.0	+3.1		+0.3	+0.4	+.244
Hassan Whiteside	65	17.9	8.2	2.6	5.0	7.6	0.4	0.3	1.6	0.8	2.8	3.3	5.1	.652	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.623

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ricky Rubio	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hassan Whiteside	6	10.8	1.8	1.3	3.8	5.2	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.0	1.5	0.8	2.0	.417	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.7	.250

Additional Years

* Ricky Rubio played 2 seasons more than Hassan Whiteside in the NBA.

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

Ricky Rubio vs. Hassan Whiteside Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hassan Whiteside 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

Additional Years