Terry Porter vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Terry Porter, 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

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.

Terry Porter played 17 years in the NBA, 5 more than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Terry Porter had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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 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
Terry Porter 17 16 1985-86 to 2001-02
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1985-862011-12
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Terry Porter 79 15.4 7.1 0.4 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 2.7 5.7 .474 0.2 0.5 .310 1.6 2.0 .806
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 4 17.0 6.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.0 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.0 6.8 .444 0.3 1.5 .167 0.5 1.0 .500
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1986-872012-13
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Terry Porter 80 33.9 13.1 0.9 3.3 4.2 8.9 2.0 0.1 3.2 2.4 4.7 9.6 .488 0.2 0.8 .217 3.5 4.2 .838
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 4 37.5 17.0 0.3 4.5 4.8 10.0 2.5 0.5 3.3 3.5 6.0 12.5 .480 0.5 1.3 .400 4.5 5.0 .900
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1987-882013-14
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Terry Porter 82 36.5 14.9 0.8 3.8 4.6 10.1 1.8 0.2 3.0 2.5 5.6 10.9 .519 0.3 0.8 .348 3.3 4.0 .846
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 4 37.3 17.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 7.0 2.5 0.0 3.3 3.3 7.3 13.0 .558 0.3 0.8 .333 2.3 3.3 .692
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1988-892014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Terry Porter 81 38.3 17.7 1.0 3.5 4.5 9.5 1.8 0.1 3.1 2.3 6.7 14.1 .471 1.0 2.7 .361 3.4 4.0 .840
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 3 41.3 22.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 8.3 0.3 0.3 2.3 2.7 8.7 17.3 .500 1.3 3.7 .364 3.3 4.0 .833
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1989-902015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Terry Porter 80 34.8 17.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 9.1 1.9 0.1 3.1 1.9 5.6 12.1 .462 1.1 3.0 .374 5.3 5.9 .892
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 21 38.8 20.6 0.4 2.5 2.9 7.4 1.3 0.1 3.0 2.4 6.0 13.0 .464 1.9 4.9 .392 6.6 7.9 .842
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1990-912016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Terry Porter 81 32.9 17.0 0.6 2.8 3.5 8.0 2.0 0.1 2.3 1.9 6.0 11.7 .515 1.6 3.9 .415 3.4 4.2 .823
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 16 37.2 18.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.6 1.5 0.1 2.0 2.0 6.4 12.8 .500 1.1 2.9 .362 4.3 4.9 .861
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1991-922017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 82 34.0 18.1 0.6 2.5 3.1 5.8 1.5 0.1 2.3 1.9 6.4 13.8 .461 1.6 4.0 .395 3.8 4.5 .856
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 21 41.4 21.4 1.2 3.4 4.6 6.7 1.0 0.1 2.2 2.3 7.0 13.6 .516 1.8 3.7 .474 5.7 6.8 .832
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

Season 8

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1992-932018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 81 35.6 18.2 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.2 1.2 0.1 2.5 1.5 6.2 13.7 .454 1.8 4.3 .414 4.0 4.8 .843
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 4 38.0 16.5 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 6.8 17.0 .397 0.8 4.8 .158 2.3 2.8 .818
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

Season 9

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1993-942019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Terry Porter 77 26.9 13.1 0.6 2.2 2.8 5.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 1.7 4.5 10.9 .416 1.4 3.7 .390 2.6 3.0 .872
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 4 19.0 10.3 0.3 2.8 3.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 3.0 8.8 .343 1.5 3.5 .429 2.8 3.5 .786
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1994-952020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 35 22.0 8.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.8 0.9 0.1 1.7 1.7 3.0 7.6 .393 1.3 3.3 .386 1.7 2.3 .707
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 %
Terry Porter 3 7.0 6.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.3 .538 0.7 1.7 .400 1.0 1.7 .600
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1995-962021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Terry Porter 82 25.3 9.4 0.4 2.1 2.6 5.5 1.1 0.2 2.1 1.9 3.3 7.4 .442 0.9 2.8 .314 2.0 2.5 .785
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 %
Terry Porter ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 82 19.1 6.9 0.4 1.8 2.1 3.6 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.3 2.3 5.5 .416 0.8 2.4 .335 1.5 2.0 .765
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 %
Terry Porter 3 15.3 5.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.3 .385 1.0 3.0 .333 1.0 1.3 .750
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 -

Season 13

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1997-98-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 82 21.8 9.5 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.3 3.2 7.0 .449 1.1 2.8 .395 2.0 2.4 .856
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 5 37.6 15.8 1.4 3.6 5.0 3.2 1.0 0.0 0.8 2.0 5.4 12.6 .429 2.0 5.0 .400 3.0 3.6 .833
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1998-99-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 50 27.3 10.5 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.4 7.4 .465 1.2 2.8 .411 2.5 3.0 .831
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 5 28.2 9.0 0.6 3.2 3.8 3.0 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.0 6.4 .469 0.6 2.4 .250 2.4 3.0 .800
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 1999-00-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 68 23.7 9.4 0.4 2.5 2.8 3.3 0.7 0.1 1.5 1.2 3.0 6.8 .447 1.3 3.0 .435 2.0 2.5 .806
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 4 22.3 5.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.0 1.8 1.0 2.0 7.8 .258 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 2000-01-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 80 21.0 7.2 0.3 2.2 2.5 3.1 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.1 2.5 5.5 .448 1.1 2.6 .424 1.2 1.5 .793
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 13 25.1 8.3 0.1 1.8 1.8 3.4 0.8 0.0 1.7 1.2 3.0 6.6 .453 1.0 3.0 .333 1.3 1.7 .773
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Terry Porter Ricky Rubio
Season 2001-02-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 72 18.0 5.5 0.2 2.1 2.3 2.8 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.2 1.9 4.5 .424 0.8 2.0 .415 0.9 1.2 .819
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Porter 10 13.0 3.3 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.5 .371 0.5 1.7 .294 0.2 0.4 .500
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------