Jim McElroy vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Jim McElroy, 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.
Jim McElroy played 7 years in the NBA, 5 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Jim McElroy had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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 |
Jim McElroy |
7 |
1 |
1975-76 to 1981-82 |
Ricky Rubio |
12 |
3 |
2011-12 to 2022-23 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Jim McElroy |
Ricky Rubio |
Season |
1975-76 | 2011-12 |
Team |
New Orleans Jazz | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | 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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
51 |
22.2 |
7.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
- |
1.4 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.736 |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
73 |
27.8 |
10.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
1.6 |
4.1 |
8.8 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.779 |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
74 |
23.8 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.737 |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
79 |
34.2 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
13.9 |
.491 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.762 |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
67 |
22.8 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.433 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.238 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.767 |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
5 |
6.4 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
54 |
12.6 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.814 |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
20 |
17.5 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.416 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.806 |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim McElroy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |