James Harden vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Joe Ruklick 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Joe Ruklick 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,708 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds James Harden 893 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists James Harden 1,034 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals James Harden 270 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 89 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 163 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) 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.