Bernard King vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Joe Ruklick 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.