Kobe Bryant vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Joe Ruklick 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Joe Ruklick 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Joe Ruklick 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Joe Ruklick 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.