Jimmy Butler vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Joe Ruklick 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Joe Ruklick 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Joe Ruklick 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.