Gary Payton vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio and Gary Payton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gary Payton

vs.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Ricky Rubio 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Ricky Rubio 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ricky Rubio 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Ricky Rubio 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)