Alex Caruso vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Joe Ruklick 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.