Ricky Rubio vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders and Ricky Rubio that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ricky Rubio

vs.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Rubio 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Rubio 12 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Ricky Rubio 3 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Ricky Rubio 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 10.8 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.1 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.4 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.8 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.1 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 7,570 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 2,830 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 5,160 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 1,226 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 94 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Ricky Rubio 698 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .388 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .324 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .843 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 11.5 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.7 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 6.3 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.5 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 161 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 66 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 88 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 21 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 4 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Ricky Rubio 14 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .384 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .269 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .814 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.