Glenn Robinson vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Glenn 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.

Glenn Robinson played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Glenn Robinson had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Glenn Robinson 11 4 1994-95 to 2004-05
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 1994-952011-12
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Glenn Robinson 80 37.0 21.9 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.5 1.4 0.3 3.9 2.9 8.0 17.6 .451 1.1 3.4 .321 5.0 6.2 .796
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 1995-962012-13
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota 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 %
Glenn Robinson 82 39.6 20.2 1.7 4.5 6.1 3.6 1.2 0.5 3.4 2.9 7.6 16.9 .454 1.1 3.2 .342 3.9 4.7 .812
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 1996-972013-14
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota 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 %
Glenn Robinson 80 38.9 21.1 1.6 4.7 6.3 3.1 1.3 0.9 3.4 2.8 8.4 18.0 .465 0.8 2.3 .350 3.6 4.6 .791
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 1997-982014-15
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota 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 %
Glenn Robinson 56 41.0 23.4 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.8 1.2 0.6 3.6 2.9 9.5 20.3 .470 0.4 1.2 .385 3.8 4.8 .808
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 1998-992015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Glenn Robinson 47 33.6 18.4 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.1 1.0 0.9 2.3 2.4 7.4 16.1 .459 0.7 1.7 .392 3.0 3.4 .870
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 %
Glenn Robinson 3 39.0 20.7 1.3 7.0 8.3 1.7 1.0 0.7 3.3 1.7 7.0 17.0 .412 1.3 2.7 .500 5.3 6.0 .889
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 1999-002016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Glenn Robinson 81 35.9 20.9 1.3 4.7 6.0 2.4 1.0 0.5 2.8 2.6 8.5 18.0 .472 1.1 2.9 .363 2.8 3.5 .802
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 %
Glenn Robinson 5 34.8 15.4 0.0 4.2 4.2 2.6 1.6 0.8 3.0 3.6 6.4 15.8 .405 0.4 1.4 .286 2.2 2.6 .846
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 2000-012017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsJazz 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 %
Glenn Robinson 76 37.0 22.0 1.6 5.3 6.9 3.3 1.1 0.8 2.9 2.5 9.0 19.2 .468 0.7 2.4 .299 3.3 4.0 .820
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 %
Glenn Robinson 18 38.2 19.4 1.4 5.0 6.4 3.3 0.6 1.3 2.6 2.4 7.7 17.9 .429 1.3 3.4 .387 2.8 3.1 .893
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

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 2001-022018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah 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 %
Glenn Robinson 66 35.5 20.7 1.1 5.1 6.2 2.5 1.5 0.6 2.6 2.6 8.1 17.4 .467 0.9 2.7 .326 3.6 4.3 .837
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
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

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix 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 %
Glenn Robinson 69 37.6 20.8 1.2 5.4 6.6 3.0 1.3 0.4 3.6 2.7 7.8 18.1 .432 1.3 3.8 .342 3.9 4.4 .876
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota 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 %
Glenn Robinson 42 31.8 16.6 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.4 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.3 6.5 14.6 .448 0.8 2.4 .340 2.7 3.3 .832
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Glenn Robinson Ricky Rubio
Season 2004-052021-22
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Glenn Robinson 9 17.4 10.0 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.1 3.8 8.6 .442 0.2 0.7 .333 2.2 2.6 .870
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 %
Glenn Robinson 13 8.8 3.8 0.2 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.2 3.5 .356 0.2 0.8 .300 1.2 1.3 .882
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Glenn 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 %
Glenn 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 %
Glenn 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 -