Ricky Rubio vs. Nick Van Exel Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Van Exel and Ricky Rubio, 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.
Ricky Rubio played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Nick Van Exel, who played 13. Ricky Rubio had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Nick Van Exel had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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 |
Ricky Rubio |
12 |
3 |
2011-12 to 2022-23 |
Nick Van Exel |
13 |
7 |
1993-94 to 2005-06 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Ricky Rubio |
Nick Van Exel |
Season |
2011-12 | 1993-94 |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
- | All-Rookie Second 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 |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
81 |
33.3 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
13.0 |
.394 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.338 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.781 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
80 |
36.8 |
16.9 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
13.8 |
.420 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
.358 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
10 |
46.4 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
16.2 |
.414 |
2.1 |
6.6 |
.318 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
.763 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
74 |
34.0 |
14.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
12.8 |
.417 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
.357 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.799 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
4 |
34.3 |
11.8 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
13.5 |
.296 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.313 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.769 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
79 |
37.2 |
15.3 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
5.5 |
13.6 |
.402 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
.378 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
.825 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
9 |
39.2 |
14.4 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
13.2 |
.378 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
.273 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.824 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
64 |
32.1 |
13.8 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
11.6 |
.419 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.389 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
13 |
28.3 |
11.6 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
11.6 |
.331 |
1.7 |
5.4 |
.314 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.725 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
50 |
36.0 |
16.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
6.1 |
15.4 |
.398 |
1.4 |
4.7 |
.308 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
79 |
37.3 |
16.1 |
0.4 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
9.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
6.0 |
15.4 |
.390 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
.332 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.817 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
71 |
37.9 |
17.7 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
15.7 |
.414 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.377 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.819 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
72 |
34.7 |
18.4 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
17.0 |
.409 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
.340 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
8 |
32.8 |
11.1 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
12.6 |
.366 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
.206 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
73 |
27.8 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
11.4 |
.412 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.378 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
20 |
33.7 |
19.5 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
16.3 |
.460 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
.393 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.703 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
39 |
32.2 |
12.6 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
12.3 |
.390 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.307 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.707 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Nick Van Exel |
53 |
30.5 |
11.1 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
10.6 |
.381 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
.389 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.784 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
- |
Nick Van Exel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
65 |
15.2 |
5.5 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
.397 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.357 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.683 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ricky Rubio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Van Exel |
12 |
11.1 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
.219 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.300 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.000 |