Karl Malone vs. Joe Ruklick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ruklick and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Joe Ruklick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Joe Ruklick: 1959-60 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Joe Ruklick 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Joe Ruklick 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Joe Ruklick 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Joe Ruklick 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Joe Ruklick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Joe Ruklick 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Joe Ruklick 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Joe Ruklick 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Joe Ruklick 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Joe Ruklick 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Joe Ruklick 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Joe Ruklick 398

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Joe Ruklick 286

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Joe Ruklick 48

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Joe Ruklick 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Joe Ruklick .366

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Joe Ruklick .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Joe Ruklick 5.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Joe Ruklick 3.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Joe Ruklick 0.6 (1960)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Joe Ruklick 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Joe Ruklick 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Joe Ruklick 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Joe Ruklick 7

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Joe Ruklick 9

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Joe Ruklick 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Joe Ruklick 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Joe Ruklick .231

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Joe Ruklick .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Joe Ruklick 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Joe Ruklick 2.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Joe Ruklick 0.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Joe Ruklick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.