Ja Morant vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Paul Ruffner 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) 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.