Ricky Rubio vs. Rik Smits Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rik Smits 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.
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 and Rik Smits both played 12 years in the NBA. Ricky Rubio had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Rik Smits had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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 achivements, 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 |
Rik Smits |
12 |
10 |
1988-89 to 1999-00 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Ricky Rubio |
Rik Smits |
Season |
2011-12 | 1988-89 |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Indiana Pacers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
82 |
24.9 |
11.7 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
9.1 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.722 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
82 |
29.3 |
15.5 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
11.8 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
3 |
32.0 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
9.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.818 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
76 |
22.2 |
10.9 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
9.3 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.762 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
5 |
17.6 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
7.4 |
.568 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.875 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
74 |
23.9 |
13.8 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
11.6 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
3 |
9.3 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
81 |
25.6 |
14.3 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
12.6 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.732 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
4 |
35.8 |
22.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
9.3 |
16.0 |
.578 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.727 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
78 |
27.1 |
15.7 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
11.8 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
16 |
28.1 |
16.0 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
13.6 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.806 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
78 |
30.5 |
17.9 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
7.7 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
13.6 |
.526 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
.753 |
|
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 |
Rik Smits |
17 |
32.1 |
20.1 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
7.5 |
13.6 |
.547 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
.804 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
63 |
30.2 |
18.5 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
7.4 |
14.2 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
.788 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
5 |
33.2 |
19.0 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
7.4 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
8.4 |
15.4 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.786 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
52 |
29.2 |
17.1 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
14.1 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
73 |
28.6 |
16.7 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
6.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
14.2 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
16 |
29.8 |
16.6 |
1.1 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
6.6 |
13.1 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.859 |
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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 |
Rik Smits |
49 |
25.9 |
14.9 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
12.9 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rik Smits |
13 |
22.5 |
11.8 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
11.3 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
.950 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rik Smits |
79 |
23.4 |
12.9 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Rik Smits |
22 |
20.9 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.875 |