Joe Ruklick vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Ruklick 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Ruklick 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Ruklick 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry West 1

* 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 West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ruklick 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Ruklick 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ruklick 398 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Ruklick 286 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Ruklick 48 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Ruklick 114 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ruklick .366 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ruklick .613 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ruklick 1.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ruklick 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Ruklick 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ruklick 7 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Ruklick 9 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Ruklick 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Ruklick 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ruklick .231 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ruklick .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ruklick - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (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.