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Ricky Rubio

Ricky Rubio stats, teams and career impact

#728 all-timeCareer averages · 10.8 PPG · 4.1 RPG · 7.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position: Point guard
Final NBA team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Height / weight: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) · 190 lb (86 kg)
Born: October 21, 1990 (35 yrs old)
NBA seasons: 12 seasons · 2011–12 to 2022–23

Career or season view

Career summaryRicky Rubio was a point guard who played 12 NBA seasons, from 2011–12 through 2022–23.

Career PPG: 10.8
Career RPG: 4.1
Career APG: 7.4; #58 in 2012–13; #728 all-time

Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Ricky Rubio ranks #728 all time

Ricky Rubio ranks #728 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #56.0. His full-career value ranks #431, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#54 in 2015–16

Best league finish

Sustained excellence12 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth12 seasons

698 games · Career Value Rank #431

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, and Cleveland Cavaliers
Greatest Cavaliers →Greatest Timberwolves →Greatest Suns →Greatest Jazz →

Career shooting

NBA regular season

Field goal: 38.8%FG%
Three-point: 32.4%3P%
Free throw: 84.3%FT%

698 career games · 20,694 minutes

Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.

Traditional box score

Ricky Rubio stats by season

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2022–23	5.2	2.1	3.5	-2.79	CLE	33	2	17.2	34.3%	25.6%	80.0%	#328	-8.9
2021–22	13.1	4.1	6.6	-1.21	CLE	34	8	28.5	36.3%	33.9%	85.4%	#241	15.3
2020–21	8.6	3.3	6.4	-0.47	MIN	68	51	26.1	38.8%	30.8%	86.7%	#187	57.3
2019–20	13.0	4.7	8.8	+0.77	PHO	65	65	31.0	41.5%	36.1%	86.3%	#114	117.7
2018–19	12.7	3.6	6.1	-0.94	UTA	68	67	27.9	40.4%	31.1%	85.5%	#198	42.0
2017–18	13.1	4.6	5.3	+0.45	UTA	77	77	29.3	41.8%	35.2%	86.6%	#122	110.2
2016–17	11.1	4.1	9.1	+0.89	MIN	75	75	32.9	40.2%	30.6%	89.1%	#91	140.4
2015–16	10.1	4.3	8.7	+1.93	MIN	76	76	30.6	37.4%	32.6%	84.7%	#54	181.2
2014–15	10.3	5.7	8.8	-0.15	MIN	22	22	31.5	35.6%	25.5%	80.3%	#159	25.2
2013–14	9.5	4.2	8.6	+1.54	MIN	82	82	32.2	38.1%	33.1%	80.2%	#56	189.3
2012–13	10.7	4.0	7.3	+2.04	MIN	57	47	29.7	36.0%	29.3%	79.9%	#58	132.0
2011–12	10.6	4.2	8.2	+0.26	MIN	41	31	34.2	35.7%	34.0%	80.3%	#138	61.8
Career	10.8	4.1	7.4	—	CLE/MIN/PHO/UTA	698	—	29.6	38.8%	32.4%	84.3%	—	—

Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.

What these measures mean

Era-centered box impact: Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
Impact Rate Rank: The player's place among qualified players in one season.
Value contribution / Season Value: Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
Career Impact Rank: An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.

Career Impact Rank#728

73.9 composite · lower is better

Best 5#747

74.6 average league finish

Career Value Rank#431

1,063 total value

Career standing

How Ricky Rubio ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score73.9

Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.

Best 3 effective weight: 74%
Missing-season finish: 365.0
Qualified seasons: 12
All-time rank: #728

Strongest seasons

Every season

Ricky Rubio advanced stats by season

Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.

More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage


2022–23	CLE	32	33	566	-2.79	13.5	#328	-8.9	19th	Standard
2021–22	CLE	31	34	970	-1.21	37.5	#241	15.3	36th	Standard
2020–21	MIN	30	68	1,772	-0.47	49.5	#187	57.3	61st	Broad
2019–20Historical Defense Estimate	PHO	29	65	2,016	+0.77	67.9	#114	117.7	78th	Broad
2018–19Historical Defense Estimate	UTA	28	68	1,899	-0.94	46.5	#198	42.0	54th	Broad
2017–18Historical Defense Estimate	UTA	27	77	2,254	+0.45	66.5	#122	110.2	75th	Broad
2016–17Historical Defense Estimate	MIN	26	75	2,469	+0.89	75.2	#91	140.4	84th	Broad
2015–16Historical Defense Estimate	MIN	25	76	2,323	+1.93	85.4	#54	181.2	89th	Broad
2014–15Historical Defense Estimate	MIN	24	22	692	-0.15	57.3	#159	25.2	43rd	Standard
2013–14Historical Defense Estimate	MIN	23	82	2,638	+1.54	84.1	#56	189.3	89th	Broad
2012–13Historical Defense Estimate	MIN	22	57	1,691	+2.04	83.7	#58	132.0	79th	Broad
2011–12Historical Defense Estimate	MIN	21	41	1,404	+0.26	60.1	#138	61.8	62nd	Broad

Career movement

Ricky Rubio's career impact by season

Peak +2.04 in 2012–13 · 12 seasons · 20,694 minutes

The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.

Era-centered box impactMinutes

Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

Career comparison

Compare the shape, not the calendar

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Ricky RubioJason Williams

Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play

Ricky Rubio and Jason Williams era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA season	Ricky Rubio	Jason Williams
1	0.3	-0.7
2	2.0	-1.8
3	1.5	-0.7
4	-0.2	1.3
5	1.9	1.6
6	0.9	2.2
7	0.5	1.4
8	-0.9	0.1
9	0.8	0.8
10	-0.5	-0.1
11	-1.2	-0.6
12	-2.8	-3.4

NBA season number

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The career-similarity score compares era-centered box impact, peak, prime, workload, career length, position, and experience-aligned trajectory. It describes career shape, not playing style, equal ability, or probability.

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →