Kyrie Irving vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Joe Ruklick

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Joe Ruklick 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.4 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,799 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 289 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 371 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 112 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 77 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .456 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .397 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .890 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 2.3 (2024) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (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.