Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Joe Ruklick 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Joe Ruklick 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Joe Ruklick 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Joe Ruklick 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Joe Ruklick 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.