Mike Dunleavy vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Mike Dunleavy, 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.

Mike Dunleavy played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Mike Dunleavy had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Mike Dunleavy	11	7	1976-77 to 1989-90
Ricky Rubio	12	3	2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1976-77	2011-12
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Mike Dunleavy	32	11.2	4.8	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.1	-	2.0	1.9	4.5	.414	-	-	-	1.1	1.4	.756
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	11	6.2	2.0	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.0	-	1.3	0.8	2.3	.360	-	-	-	0.4	0.5	.800
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1977-78	2012-13
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	15	7.9	3.5	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.9	0.6	0.1	0.8	0.8	1.3	3.3	.400	-	-	-	0.9	1.2	.722
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1978-79	2013-14
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Mike Dunleavy	74	20.1	8.0	0.4	1.4	1.7	4.4	0.8	0.1	1.8	2.3	2.9	5.7	.506	-	-	-	2.1	2.5	.864
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	1	10.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	.000	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1979-80	2014-15
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Mike Dunleavy	51	20.3	8.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	4.1	0.8	0.1	2.2	2.4	2.9	6.3	.464	0.1	0.4	.150	2.2	2.6	.828
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	6	7.5	2.8	0.3	0.5	0.8	2.2	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.8	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.3	.000	0.8	1.0	.833
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1980-81	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Mike Dunleavy	74	21.7	10.5	0.4	1.2	1.6	3.6	0.9	0.0	1.9	2.2	4.2	8.5	.491	0.0	0.2	.063	2.1	2.5	.839
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	20	23.6	8.9	0.5	1.7	2.1	3.4	0.8	0.1	1.5	3.0	3.5	7.6	.454	0.3	0.8	.400	1.7	1.9	.868
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1981-82	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Mike Dunleavy	70	18.8	7.4	0.3	1.1	1.5	3.2	0.6	0.0	1.1	2.3	2.9	6.4	.458	0.5	1.2	.384	1.1	1.5	.708
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	3	22.0	7.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	2.3	3.0	7.3	.409	0.0	1.3	.000	1.7	2.0	.833
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1982-83	2017-18
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Jazz 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		%
Mike Dunleavy	79	20.5	7.8	0.2	1.5	1.7	5.5	0.9	0.1	2.0	2.7	2.7	6.5	.418	0.8	2.5	.345	1.5	1.9	.779
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	11	15.8	5.5	0.3	0.9	1.2	4.5	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.0	2.0	5.9	.338	0.7	2.7	.267	0.8	1.2	.692
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
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1983-84	2018-19
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Jazz 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		%
Mike Dunleavy	17	23.8	11.2	0.4	1.3	1.6	4.6	0.7	0.1	2.1	3.0	4.1	7.5	.551	1.1	2.6	.422	1.9	2.4	.800
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	15	26.2	11.3	0.7	1.7	2.3	3.1	1.1	0.0	2.3	3.9	3.9	8.6	.457	1.2	3.3	.360	2.2	2.4	.917
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
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1984-85	2019-20
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	19	22.8	8.9	0.3	1.3	1.6	4.5	0.8	0.2	2.1	2.9	3.4	7.1	.474	0.8	2.5	.340	1.3	1.5	.862
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Mike Dunleavy didn't play in 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88.


Season 10
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1988-89	2020-21
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	2	2.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	.500	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Mike Dunleavy	Ricky Rubio
Season	1989-90	2021-22
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	5	8.6	3.4	0.0	0.4	0.4	2.0	0.2	0.0	1.6	1.4	0.8	2.8	.286	0.4	1.8	.222	1.4	1.6	.875
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Rubio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Mike Dunleavy	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		%
Mike Dunleavy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Mike Dunleavy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-

Mike Dunleavy vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio and Mike Dunleavy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12