Chris Mills vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Chris Mills, 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.

Chris Mills played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Chris Mills had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Chris Mills 10 4 1993-94 to 2002-03
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 1993-942011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Chris Mills 79 25.6 9.4 1.7 3.4 5.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.9 3.6 8.6 .419 0.5 1.5 .311 1.7 2.2 .778
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 %
Chris Mills 3 37.3 17.0 3.3 4.3 7.7 2.7 2.3 0.3 1.7 3.0 6.3 12.7 .500 1.3 1.7 .800 3.0 3.7 .818
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 1994-952012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Chris Mills 80 35.2 12.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.7 .420 1.2 3.0 .392 2.2 2.7 .817
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 %
Chris Mills 4 34.8 13.3 0.5 3.5 4.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 4.5 5.0 9.3 .541 2.0 3.5 .571 1.3 1.3 1.000
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 1995-962013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Chris Mills 80 38.3 15.1 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.4 0.9 0.7 1.5 3.0 5.7 12.1 .468 1.0 2.6 .376 2.7 3.3 .829
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 %
Chris Mills 3 35.0 7.7 1.7 3.7 5.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.3 3.7 11.0 .333 0.0 1.7 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 1996-972014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Chris Mills 80 39.6 13.4 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.5 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.1 11.2 .453 1.1 2.8 .391 2.2 2.6 .842
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 1997-982015-16
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Chris Mills 80 27.3 9.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.7 3.7 8.4 .433 0.5 1.7 .292 1.9 2.4 .804
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 %
Chris Mills 9 18.8 4.9 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.3 1.7 3.9 .429 0.4 1.1 .400 1.1 1.3 .833
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 1998-992016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Chris Mills 47 29.7 10.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.7 4.0 9.6 .411 0.7 2.4 .278 1.7 2.0 .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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 1999-002017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Chris Mills 20 32.5 16.1 2.3 3.9 6.2 2.4 0.9 0.2 1.3 3.0 6.2 14.6 .421 0.4 1.5 .267 3.4 4.2 .810
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Chris Mills 15 32.9 12.0 1.6 4.6 6.2 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.9 4.7 12.7 .372 0.5 1.7 .280 2.1 2.4 .861
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 2001-022019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsPhoenix Suns
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 %
Chris Mills 66 18.7 7.4 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 6.5 .417 0.7 1.9 .378 1.3 1.6 .794
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Chris Mills 21 12.5 4.8 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.9 5.0 .368 0.3 1.2 .280 0.8 0.9 .889
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Chris Mills Ricky Rubio
Season -2021-22
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Chris Mills 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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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 -