Bernard King vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Paul Ruffner 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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. 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.