Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Ricky Rubio

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard and Ricky Rubio played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Dwight Howard has a 14-2 winning record over Ricky Rubio. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Ricky Rubio:
2011-12 to 2022-23
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
14
14
0
Ricky Rubio
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 12.3 10.6 1.2 1.01.5
Ricky Rubio 9.8 4.1 7.61.40.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 25 16 4 55
Ricky Rubio 21 8 13 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 9

games
14

games
0

games
5

games
8

games
Ricky Rubio 6

games
2

games
16

games
7

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
0

games
4

games
7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 2012
1. Magic 102   Dwight Howard 11 7 2 1 0 1 5 28 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 89   Ricky Rubio 11 3 8 0 1 5 3 40 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 2013
2. Lakers 116   Dwight Howard 11 13 1 1 4 3 5 33 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Timberwolves 94   Ricky Rubio 13 8 13 1 0 4 2 33 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Mar. 27, 2013
3. Lakers 120   Dwight Howard 25 16 0 5 5 4 4 34 9-13 .692 0-0 - 7-17 .412
Timberwolves 117   Ricky Rubio 13 3 7 3 0 2 4 29 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2013
4. Rockets 112   Dwight Howard 11 13 4 1 4 3 4 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 101   Ricky Rubio 7 5 8 4 1 3 2 35 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 2014
5. Rockets 107   Dwight Howard 18 15 2 1 3 6 4 39 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 89   Ricky Rubio 7 7 9 1 1 3 3 30 2-10 .200 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2016
6. Rockets 107   Dwight Howard 15 10 0 1 2 2 5 36 5-7 .714 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Timberwolves 104   Ricky Rubio 9 5 12 4 1 8 3 33 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 18, 2016
7. Rockets 116   Dwight Howard 10 11 1 1 1 2 3 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Timberwolves 111   Ricky Rubio 14 3 6 0 1 5 1 32 6-9 .667 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Apr. 11, 2016
8. Rockets 129   Dwight Howard 19 8 3 1 1 4 2 27 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 105   Ricky Rubio 4 2 5 2 1 0 1 22 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 2016
9. Hawks 90   Dwight Howard 20 12 2 2 1 3 2 21 9-9 1.000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 104   Ricky Rubio 3 1 10 1 0 0 1 24 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2018
10. Hornets 99   Dwight Howard 8 13 1 1 1 2 4 33 2-9 .222 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Jazz 88   Ricky Rubio 7 7 4 0 1 2 2 28 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 09, 2018
11. Hornets 94   Dwight Howard 5 9 0 0 0 1 6 21 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jazz 106   Ricky Rubio 6 2 7 1 0 3 2 21 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2019
12. Lakers 123   Dwight Howard 12 9 1 0 1 3 5 20 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Suns 115   Ricky Rubio 21 4 10 0 0 1 1 39 8-17 .471 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 01, 2020
13. Lakers 117   Dwight Howard 8 4 0 1 0 0 1 16 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Suns 107   Ricky Rubio 6 5 9 1 0 2 1 26 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Feb. 10, 2020
14. Lakers 125   Dwight Howard 14 15 0 0 0 0 3 25 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Suns 100   Ricky Rubio 13 3 5 1 0 1 1 25 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2021
15. 76ers 118   Dwight Howard 3 10 0 0 1 3 4 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 94   Ricky Rubio 4 2 4 1 0 4 3 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2021
16. Lakers 113   Dwight Howard 7 4 2 0 0 2 1 20 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 101   Ricky Rubio 18 6 4 3 0 3 2 32 6-15 .400 3-8 .375 3-3 1.000