Joe Ruklick vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Joe Ruklick 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

Joe Ruklick

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Joe Ruklick 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Joe Ruklick 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Ruklick 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ruklick 3.5 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ruklick 2.5 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Joe Ruklick 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ruklick 398 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Joe Ruklick 286 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Joe Ruklick 48 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Joe Ruklick 114 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ruklick .366 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ruklick .613 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ruklick 1.2 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ruklick 1.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Joe Ruklick 0.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ruklick 7 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Joe Ruklick 9 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Joe Ruklick 6 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ruklick .231 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ruklick .500 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

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