Elton Brand vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Elton Brand 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

Elton Brand

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Paul Ruffner 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.