Brandon Ingram vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Brandon Ingram 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

Brandon Ingram

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brandon Ingram: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Ingram 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Ingram 8 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Brandon Ingram 2 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Brandon Ingram 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 19.4 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 4.3 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 9,256 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 2,466 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 2,037 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 342 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 269 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Brandon Ingram 477 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .468 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .362 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .786 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 24.7 (2023) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.1 (2020) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.8 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 (2018) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 21.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 219 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 55 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 50 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 8 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 7 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Brandon Ingram 10 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .434 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .371 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .848 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 27.0 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.3 (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.