Truck Robinson vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Truck Robinson, 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.

Truck Robinson played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Truck Robinson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Truck Robinson	11	8	1974-75 to 1984-85
Ricky Rubio	12	3	2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1974-75	2011-12
Team	Washington Bullets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Truck Robinson	76	13.1	5.8	1.2	2.7	4.0	0.5	0.5	0.4	-	1.7	2.5	5.2	.486	-	-	-	0.8	1.5	.522
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		%
Truck Robinson	17	7.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	2.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	-	1.2	0.8	2.5	.333	-	-	-	0.4	0.8	.500
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1975-76	2012-13
Team	Washington Bullets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Truck Robinson	82	25.1	11.2	1.7	5.1	6.8	1.4	0.5	1.3	-	2.9	4.3	9.5	.454	-	-	-	2.6	3.8	.672
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		%
Truck Robinson	7	19.6	7.0	1.1	3.6	4.7	0.7	0.7	1.1	-	3.9	2.3	5.3	.432	-	-	-	2.4	3.0	.810
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1976-77	2013-14
Team	Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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		%
Truck Robinson	77	36.1	19.0	3.3	7.5	10.8	1.8	0.9	0.5	-	3.3	7.5	15.6	.478	-	-	-	4.1	5.6	.730
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		%
Truck Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1977-78	2014-15
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
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		%
Truck Robinson	82	44.4	22.7	3.6	12.1	15.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	3.7	3.2	9.1	20.5	.444	-	-	-	4.5	7.0	.640
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		%
Truck Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1978-79	2015-16
Team	New Orleans Jazz, Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Truck Robinson	69	36.8	21.1	2.8	8.8	11.6	1.6	0.7	1.1	3.4	3.0	8.2	16.7	.491	-	-	-	4.7	6.7	.701
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		%
Truck Robinson	15	26.1	10.5	2.5	5.5	8.1	0.7	0.4	0.8	2.1	3.5	3.7	9.3	.403	-	-	-	3.0	4.6	.652
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1979-80	2016-17
Team	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Truck Robinson	82	33.0	17.3	2.6	6.8	9.4	1.7	0.7	0.7	3.1	3.2	6.6	13.0	.512	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.9	.667
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		%
Truck Robinson	3	21.3	5.7	1.7	5.0	6.7	1.3	1.0	0.7	2.7	2.0	2.0	5.3	.375	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.3	.714
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1980-81	2017-18
Team	Phoenix Suns	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Jazz 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		%
Truck Robinson	82	37.7	18.8	2.6	7.0	9.6	2.5	0.8	0.5	3.0	2.7	7.9	15.6	.505	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.8	.629
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		%
Truck Robinson	7	33.3	10.6	3.3	7.4	10.7	1.9	0.7	0.3	1.9	2.1	3.9	11.0	.351	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.9	.588
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
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1981-82	2018-19
Team	Phoenix Suns	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Jazz 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		%
Truck Robinson	74	37.1	19.1	2.7	7.0	9.7	2.4	0.6	0.4	2.7	2.9	7.8	15.2	.513	0.0	0.0	1.000	3.4	5.0	.687
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		%
Truck Robinson	7	30.4	13.3	2.0	5.6	7.6	2.7	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.4	6.4	11.4	.563	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.4	.300
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
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1982-83	2019-20
Team	New York Knicks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Truck Robinson	81	30.0	9.5	2.5	5.7	8.1	1.8	0.7	0.3	2.3	3.0	4.0	8.7	.462	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.5	.587
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		%
Truck Robinson	6	34.2	15.7	3.5	7.5	11.0	2.2	1.7	0.3	2.3	4.2	6.5	12.2	.534	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.7	.571
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1983-84	2020-21
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Truck Robinson	65	32.8	10.8	2.6	5.8	8.4	1.4	0.7	0.4	2.5	3.3	4.4	8.9	.489	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.2	.646
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		%
Truck Robinson	12	30.2	7.1	2.6	5.5	8.1	0.6	0.6	0.8	2.3	3.4	3.2	6.2	.514	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.600
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	1984-85	2021-22
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
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		%
Truck Robinson	2	17.5	2.0	3.0	1.5	4.5	1.5	1.0	1.5	2.5	1.5	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	1.0	.000
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		%
Truck Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Truck Robinson	Ricky Rubio
Season	-	2022-23
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Cavaliers 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		%
Truck Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Truck Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-

Truck Robinson vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Truck Robinson, 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12