Gary Payton vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Joe Ruklick 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Joe Ruklick 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Joe Ruklick 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Joe Ruklick 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (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.