Richard Jefferson vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.