Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Joe Ruklick 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Joe Ruklick 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Joe Ruklick 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (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.