Serge Ibaka vs. Rudy LaRusso Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy LaRusso and Serge Ibaka, 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.

Serge Ibaka played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Rudy LaRusso, who played 10. Serge Ibaka had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Rudy LaRusso had his rookie season in 1959-60. 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
Serge Ibaka 14 12 2009-10 to 2022-23
Rudy LaRusso 10 9 1959-60 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2009-101959-60
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Serge Ibaka 73 18.1 6.3 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.9 2.7 2.8 5.1 .543 0.0 0.0 .500 0.8 1.3 .630
Rudy LaRusso 71 29.5 13.7 - - 9.6 1.2 - - - 3.1 5.0 12.9 .389 - - - 3.7 5.0 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 6 25.5 7.8 2.2 4.3 6.5 0.3 0.3 2.0 1.0 3.2 3.3 5.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .700
Rudy LaRusso 9 35.7 15.4 - - 7.8 2.4 - - - 3.8 6.2 14.7 .424 - - - 3.0 3.9 .771

Season 2

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2010-111960-61
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Serge Ibaka 82 27.0 9.9 2.6 5.0 7.6 0.3 0.4 2.4 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.5 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .750
Rudy LaRusso 79 32.8 14.6 - - 9.9 1.7 - - - 3.5 5.3 12.6 .419 - - - 4.1 5.2 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 17 28.8 9.8 2.8 4.5 7.3 0.2 0.2 3.1 1.2 3.8 3.9 8.5 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .825
Rudy LaRusso 12 30.0 12.2 - - 8.0 2.0 - - - 3.6 4.8 12.0 .396 - - - 2.7 4.0 .667

Season 3

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2011-121961-62
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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 %
Serge Ibaka 66 27.2 9.1 2.9 4.6 7.5 0.4 0.5 3.7 1.2 2.7 4.0 7.4 .535 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.8 .661
Rudy LaRusso 80 34.4 17.2 - - 10.4 2.2 - - - 3.2 6.5 13.9 .466 - - - 4.3 5.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 20 28.5 9.8 2.4 3.4 5.8 0.6 0.6 3.0 0.6 2.9 4.2 8.0 .528 0.1 0.2 .250 1.3 1.8 .722
Rudy LaRusso 13 35.5 14.1 - - 9.1 1.7 - - - 3.9 4.4 12.0 .365 - - - 5.3 7.0 .758

Season 4

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2012-131962-63
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisLakers 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 %
Serge Ibaka 80 31.1 13.2 2.8 4.9 7.7 0.5 0.4 3.0 1.6 2.7 5.6 9.7 .573 0.3 0.7 .351 1.8 2.4 .749
Rudy LaRusso 75 33.4 12.3 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.4 4.3 10.1 .422 - - - 3.8 5.2 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 11 33.3 12.8 3.5 4.8 8.4 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.6 3.5 5.4 12.3 .437 0.4 0.8 .444 1.7 2.2 .792
Rudy LaRusso 13 35.8 14.4 - - 9.8 2.2 - - - 4.5 5.0 11.8 .422 - - - 4.4 5.8 .760

Season 5

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2013-141963-64
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Serge Ibaka 81 32.9 15.1 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.0 0.5 2.7 1.5 2.9 6.5 12.1 .536 0.3 0.7 .383 1.9 2.5 .784
Rudy LaRusso 79 34.8 12.3 - - 10.1 2.4 - - - 3.4 4.3 9.8 .434 - - - 3.8 5.0 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 17 34.2 12.1 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.7 0.6 2.5 1.2 3.2 5.1 8.6 .592 0.3 0.8 .385 1.5 2.0 .765
Rudy LaRusso 5 37.8 9.0 - - 6.0 2.2 - - - 4.6 2.6 6.6 .394 - - - 3.8 4.4 .864

Season 6

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2014-151964-65
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Serge Ibaka 64 33.1 14.3 2.1 5.7 7.8 0.9 0.5 2.4 1.5 3.0 5.8 12.3 .476 1.2 3.2 .376 1.4 1.7 .836
Rudy LaRusso 77 33.6 14.1 - - 9.4 2.6 - - - 3.4 4.9 10.7 .461 - - - 4.2 5.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka ------- --- ----------
Rudy LaRusso 11 35.9 15.0 - - 8.1 2.6 - - - 4.7 5.1 12.5 .409 - - - 4.8 6.7 .716

Season 7

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2015-161965-66
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsLakers 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 %
Serge Ibaka 78 32.1 12.6 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.4 2.7 5.3 11.1 .479 0.8 2.4 .326 1.2 1.6 .752
Rudy LaRusso 76 30.5 15.4 - - 8.7 2.2 - - - 3.4 5.4 11.8 .457 - - - 4.6 5.9 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 18 33.4 12.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.5 2.8 4.7 9.1 .521 1.7 3.8 .449 0.8 1.1 .750
Rudy LaRusso 14 28.4 11.9 - - 7.1 1.9 - - - 3.4 4.1 8.9 .460 - - - 3.8 4.8 .791

Season 8

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2016-171966-67
Team Orlando Magic, Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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 %
Serge Ibaka 79 30.7 14.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.3 2.7 6.0 12.4 .480 1.6 4.0 .391 1.4 1.6 .856
Rudy LaRusso 45 28.7 12.8 - - 7.8 1.7 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.3 .415 - - - 3.5 5.0 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 10 30.7 14.3 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.4 0.4 1.7 1.1 3.7 6.0 13.0 .462 1.2 3.8 .316 1.1 1.3 .846
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2017-181967-68
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisWarriors Lost West Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 76 27.5 12.6 1.0 5.3 6.3 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.2 2.8 5.0 10.3 .483 1.4 3.9 .360 1.2 1.6 .797
Rudy LaRusso 79 35.7 21.8 - - 9.4 2.3 - - - 4.3 7.6 17.6 .433 - - - 6.6 8.4 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 10 26.0 8.7 1.3 4.6 5.9 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.6 2.1 3.0 7.2 .417 0.9 2.4 .375 1.8 2.2 .818
Rudy LaRusso 10 38.5 20.3 - - 9.9 1.7 - - - 3.5 7.2 18.2 .396 - - - 5.9 8.1 .728

Season 10

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2018-191968-69
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Div 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 %
Serge Ibaka 74 27.2 15.0 2.1 6.0 8.1 1.3 0.4 1.4 1.5 2.9 6.3 11.9 .529 0.7 2.3 .290 1.8 2.4 .763
Rudy LaRusso 75 37.1 20.7 - - 8.3 2.1 - - - 3.6 7.4 18.0 .410 - - - 5.9 7.5 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 24 20.8 9.4 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.0 3.3 3.8 8.0 .477 0.4 1.6 .237 1.3 1.8 .762
Rudy LaRusso 6 35.8 18.2 - - 8.5 2.5 - - - 3.8 5.7 15.0 .378 - - - 6.8 8.8 .774

Season 11

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2019-20-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
Serge Ibaka 55 27.0 15.4 2.1 6.1 8.2 1.4 0.5 0.8 2.0 2.8 6.2 12.2 .512 1.3 3.3 .385 1.6 2.3 .718
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 11 22.8 14.8 1.5 6.2 7.7 1.2 0.2 1.3 1.1 2.5 5.7 10.0 .573 2.1 4.1 .511 1.3 1.3 1.000
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 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 %
Serge Ibaka 41 23.3 11.1 1.8 4.9 6.7 1.8 0.2 1.1 1.1 1.9 4.5 8.9 .510 1.0 2.8 .339 1.0 1.3 .811
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 2 9.0 5.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Serge Ibaka 54 16.3 6.8 1.1 3.5 4.6 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.7 5.5 .500 0.7 1.8 .374 0.6 0.8 .727
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka 6 3.7 1.5 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 0.2 0.3 .500
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Serge Ibaka Rudy LaRusso
Season 2022-23-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Serge Ibaka 16 11.6 4.1 0.9 1.8 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.6 3.4 .481 0.4 1.1 .333 0.5 0.8 .615
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Serge Ibaka ------- --- ----------
Rudy LaRusso ------- --- ----------