DeMarcus Cousins vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (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.