Jerry Lucas vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Paul Ruffner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Paul Ruffner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Paul Ruffner 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.