Rudy Gay vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.