Earl Monroe vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Joe Ruklick 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.