Austin Reaves vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Austin Reaves 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

Austin Reaves

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Reaves 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Austin Reaves 3 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Austin Reaves 2 Paul Ruffner 2

NBA Cups Won Austin Reaves 1 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

All-Star Games Austin Reaves 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 12.4 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 3.6 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 3.7 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 2,577 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 738 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Austin Reaves 775 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Austin Reaves 128 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 64 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 207 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .493 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .365 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .855 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 15.9 (2024) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 (2024) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 5.5 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.8 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 354 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 90 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Austin Reaves 91 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Austin Reaves 17 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 6 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 21 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .467 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .404 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .895 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.4 (2023) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.4 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.