Jermaine O'Neal vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.