Armen Gilliam vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Armen Gilliam, 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.
Armen Gilliam played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Armen Gilliam had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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 |
Armen Gilliam |
13 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1999-00 |
Ricky Rubio |
12 |
3 |
2011-12 to 2022-23 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Armen Gilliam |
Ricky Rubio |
Season |
1987-88 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Phoenix Suns | Minnesota Timberwolves |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
55 |
32.9 |
14.8 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
7.9 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
13.1 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.5 |
.679 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
74 |
28.6 |
15.9 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
12.6 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.743 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
9 |
14.0 |
8.1 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.864 |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
76 |
31.9 |
16.7 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
7.9 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
12.4 |
.515 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.723 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
75 |
35.3 |
16.6 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
13.3 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.815 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
8 |
35.9 |
16.9 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
13.0 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
5.8 |
.848 |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
81 |
34.2 |
16.9 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
12.4 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.807 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
80 |
21.8 |
12.4 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
9.7 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
.843 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
82 |
24.0 |
11.8 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.759 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
4 |
28.0 |
10.5 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
8.5 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
82 |
30.1 |
14.8 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
11.0 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.770 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
78 |
36.6 |
18.3 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
9.1 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.791 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
80 |
25.6 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.768 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
82 |
25.8 |
11.2 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.802 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
34 |
19.6 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.782 |
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 |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
3 |
11.7 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.000 |
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 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
50 |
15.6 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
.436 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.779 |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Armen Gilliam |
10 |
13.2 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
.326 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.385 |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |