Earl Monroe vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * 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.