Ricky Rubio vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington 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, 5 more than P.J. Washington, who played 7. Ricky Rubio had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while P.J. Washington had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
P.J. Washington 7 1 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ricky Rubio P.J. Washington
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+17+3.9+1.6+0.5+0.7+1.2+6.1+1.3+0.6-1.6-0.3+1.2+0.7+.098+0.7+1.7+.034+1.6+1.5+.156
P.J. Washington 58 30.3 12.2 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.7 4.6 10.2 .455 1.5 4.0 .374 1.5 2.3 .647
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Ricky Rubio P.J. Washington
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+7+0.8+2.2+0.7+1.9+2.5+4.8+1.3+1.1-1.0-0.2+1.5+1.7+.080+1.3+2.9+.093+2.0+2.3+.054
P.J. Washington 64 30.5 12.9 1.5 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 10.7 .440 1.8 4.5 .386 1.7 2.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Ricky Rubio P.J. Washington
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+17+5.0+0.8+0.6+0.5+1.0+6.3+1.4+0.8-1.4-0.4+0.7+.089+1.2+3.0+.034+1.9+2.3+.086
P.J. Washington 65 27.2 10.3 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.2 .470 1.7 4.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Ricky Rubio P.J. Washington
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+1.1+5.4+0.1+0.9+0.8+6.4+0.8+1.1-1.4-0.1+2.4+3.4+.088+1.4+3.6+.093+0.9+0.8+.073
P.J. Washington 73 32.6 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.1 1.5 2.6 5.9 13.4 .444 2.0 5.9 .348 1.7 2.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Ricky Rubio P.J. Washington
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+0.2+2.8+0.7+0.7+1.3+6.8+1.1+0.7-1.2-0.3+1.9+3.4+.062+1.0+3.2+.006+2.1+2.1+.164
P.J. Washington 73 30.4 12.9 1.2 4.5 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 4.8 11.1 .436 1.8 5.7 .320 1.4 2.0 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ricky Rubio DNP------ --- ----------
P.J. Washington 22 35.7 13.0 1.5 5.1 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.6 .427 2.1 6.1 .348 1.8 2.5 .709

Season 6
Ricky Rubio P.J. Washington
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+18+0.7+3.6+0.5+3.1+3.7+6.8+0.6+1.0-0.5-0.4+1.8+3.0+.051+0.8+1.6+.075+0.9+0.3+.169
P.J. Washington 57 32.2 14.7 1.4 6.3 7.8 2.3 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.3 5.3 11.7 .453 1.6 4.2 .381 2.5 3.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ricky Rubio nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Ricky Rubio P.J. Washington
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Utah JazzDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid not play
(season in progress)
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+49+2.7+2.3+0.9+2.3+3.2+3.3+0.6+1.4-0.4-0.3+1.3+1.9+.042+0.2+0.8+.030+0.5+0.1+.178
P.J. Washington 28 32.0 15.4 1.5 6.3 7.8 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.3 2.4 5.8 12.6 .460 1.4 4.3 .322 2.4 3.4 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Ricky Rubio played 5 seasons more than P.J. Washington in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2019 to 2023—Ricky Rubio played in two Playoffs.

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