Ricky Rubio vs. Nick Weatherspoon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Weatherspoon 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.

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.

Ricky Rubio played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Nick Weatherspoon, who played 7. Ricky Rubio had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Nick Weatherspoon had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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 Weatherspoon 7 3 1973-74 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2011-121973-74
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 %
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 Weatherspoon 65 18.7 7.6 2.0 4.1 6.1 0.6 0.7 0.2 - 2.8 3.1 7.4 .412 - - - 1.5 2.1 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 7 12.4 2.9 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.0 0.3 0.3 - 1.6 1.3 2.7 .474 - - - 0.3 0.7 .400

Season 2
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2012-131974-75
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost NBA Finals
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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 Weatherspoon 82 16.4 7.5 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 - 2.6 3.1 6.9 .456 - - - 1.3 1.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 17 23.8 10.3 1.5 3.3 4.8 0.9 0.8 0.1 - 3.3 4.1 8.0 .515 - - - 2.1 2.5 .814

Season 3
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2013-141975-76
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 %
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 Weatherspoon 64 16.9 8.3 1.3 3.0 4.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 - 2.7 3.4 7.2 .476 - - - 1.5 2.1 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 7 32.0 12.3 1.4 4.6 6.0 1.4 0.3 0.6 - 4.0 5.1 11.4 .450 - - - 2.0 3.6 .560

Season 4
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2014-151976-77
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics
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 %
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 Weatherspoon 62 26.7 11.5 1.9 5.0 6.9 0.9 0.8 0.5 - 2.7 5.0 11.1 .449 - - - 1.5 2.3 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2015-161977-78
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesChicago Bulls
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 %
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 Weatherspoon 41 14.9 5.1 1.4 1.7 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.8 2.1 4.7 .443 - - - 0.9 1.0 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2016-171978-79
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSan Diego Clippers
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 %
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 Weatherspoon 82 32.2 13.8 2.2 3.4 5.5 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.2 3.5 5.8 12.2 .480 - - - 2.1 2.9 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2017-181979-80
Team Utah JazzSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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 Weatherspoon 57 19.7 6.9 1.5 2.2 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.5 2.4 2.9 6.6 .434 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .692
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 Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2018-19-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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 Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------
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 Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2019-20-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 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 Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2020-21-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 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 Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2021-22-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 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 Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Ricky Rubio Nick Weatherspoon
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 %
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 Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------
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 Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------
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