Johnny McCarthy vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Johnny McCarthy, 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.
Johnny McCarthy played 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Johnny McCarthy had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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 |
Johnny McCarthy |
6 |
3 |
1956-57 to 1963-64 |
Ricky Rubio |
12 |
3 |
2011-12 to 2022-23 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Johnny McCarthy |
Ricky Rubio |
Season |
1956-57 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Rochester Royals | 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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
72 |
21.7 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
.376 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.674 |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Johnny McCarthy didn't play in 1957-58.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
47 |
38.9 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.2 |
14.0 |
.373 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.7 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
75 |
31.8 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.2 |
9.7 |
.329 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.659 |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
14 |
40.4 |
8.1 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
.406 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
79 |
31.9 |
8.3 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.4 |
9.4 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.540 |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
12 |
19.7 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.345 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
15 |
22.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
.247 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Johnny McCarthy didn't play in 1962-63.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
28 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.385 |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
1 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |