Tim Duncan vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Joe Ruklick 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Joe Ruklick 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Joe Ruklick 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Joe Ruklick 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.